EU and Ukraine in tug of war over Naftogaz unbundling
The European Commission has repeated its insistence on breaking up the Ukrainian national gas and oil monopoly Naftogaz, separating transmission…
SOCAR interested in gas distribution in Bulgaria
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR is interested in gas distribution in Bulgaria, Director of SOCAR Balkan company Murad Heydarov said.…
ANRE has decided to increase the gas price for households by about 6%
The National Regulatory Authority for Energy has decided to increase by 5.83% on average the natural gas price for households,…
The Ministry of Finance proposes capping the price of natural gas from domestic production for 3 years
UPDATE (July 23, 2018) On Friday, July 20th, the Ministry of Public Finance (MFP) withdrew the project for the capping…
Kraft (ROPEPCA): Romania should encourage investment in the manufacturing industry in order to use its natural gas
The best solution for the using domestic natural gas at home would be for the Government to motivate the industry…
Rompetrol encourages the use of electronic billing
Rompetrol Downstream, the company operating the fuel distribution stations of KMG International Group, will run a communication campaign from July…
The transaction between KMGI and CEFC has failed
The deal for the takeover of 51% of the shares of the oil company KMG International NV, the former Rompetrol…
Saudi Arabia plans to pump up to 11 million bpd of oil in July, a record high (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia plans to pump up to 11 million barrels of oil per day (bpd) in July, the highest in…
The gas price on the wholesale market will be about 15% higher in December 2018 compared to December 2017
The weighted average price of natural gas from domestic production traded on the Romanian Commodities Exchange (RCE) increased in the…
Valentin Kunev (BBSPA): With gas projects, it is about evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes
Balkan and Black Sea Petroleum Association BBSPA held recently its annual conference in Bucharest, a two days event with over…
GEO 64/2016 becomes law in the form proposed by the Government, sensitive changes have been moved into law 123
Parliament approved by law the GEO 64/2016, a decision welcomed by Energy Minister Anton Anton as a consensus that “strengthens…
New delays threaten investments estimated at USD 22.3 billion
Offshore Law approaches adoption in Parliament. Streamlining the clearance process for the energy projects at the Black Sea would blaze…
Change of paradigm on the natural gas market in the region
The Romanian oil and gas industry is enthusiastically living the dawn of a new era – the commercial exploitation of…
