The majority of the Romanian Companies specialized in drilling works for oil, gas, underground waters and their auxiliary services, as well as construction of oil equipment, are included in the Romanian Association of Drilling Contractors (ACFR).
ACFR was established in 1994 by 22 of the private drilling companies taken off from the Ministry of Oil. Currently ACFR includes 55 companies, of which 11 are from USA, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Norway and other countries. ACFR is a juridical person of private law and it is a professional and master, autonomous and non-profit organisation. ACFR is member of the International Association of Drilling Contractors – IADC, the International Society of Oil Engineers – SPE, both of them with headquarters in Houston-USA, as well as member of the Association of Oil and Gas Engineers.