Less than 5% of domestic gas consumers are informed about market liberalization
Less than 5% of domestic gas consumers are trained and able to negotiate their contracts so that they can obtain…
V. Popescu: The gas infrastructure in the rural area will double in the next four years
Bogdan Tudorache The gas infrastructure has 200 million euros from European funds to develop in the next four years, rising…
ANRE advises domestic energy consumers to compare offers from several suppliers, before concluding a contract
Domestic consumers receiving offers from suppliers to move from the regulated market to the competitive market or to extend the…
The national gas and electricity transmission system operate under normal parameters
The national gas and electricity transmission system is operating under normal parameters, and Romania is not facing any particular problems…
Gov’t approved the program for introducing gas to villages, worth 500 mln. euro
The government approved, in its Tuesday meeting, a national program for the introduction of natural gas in the rural area,…
Bulgaria mulls re-opening Gazprom antitrust probe
According to sources in Sofia, Bulgarian state-owned gas supplier Bulgargaz is preparing to ask the Commission to resume antitrust proceedings…
2020 will bring lower prices for gas and insolvency risk to suppliers (Intelligent Energy Association)
The natural gas market in Romania will undergo a strong transformation in 2020, predicts the natural gas expert Dumitru Chisăliță’s…
ANRE decreases the yield for gas distribution to 5.66%
Bogdan Tudorache The energy regulator (ANRE) has decided to decrease the rate of return on capital (RRR) for gas suppliers…
Harald Kraft, AIK Energy: Markets will become more and more interconnected, and we are ready
2019 has been of maximum turbulence for the Romanian supply market, to which the private environment has adapted in various…
Natural gas price drops in Bulgaria by 5%
The price of Russian natural gas for Bulgarian consumers will go down about 5% due to a change in the…
Ukraine starts transmitting Russian gas to EU under new deal signed also by Romania
Gas TSO of Ukraine LLC, operator of the gas transmission system, has signed agreements with all neighboring operators, namely in…
Distrigaz Sud Reţele invested 280 mln. lei in the gas distribution network
Distrigaz Sud Reţele invested in 2019 about 280 million lei in the rehabilitation, modernization and expansion of the natural gas…
Competition fined Premier Energy by 1.3 mln. euro for abuse of a dominant position
The Competition Council sanctioned with 6.3 million lei (approximately 1.3 million euro) the natural gas distributor Premier Energy, as legal…
Moldova could run out of gas in January
Bogdan Tudorache Moldova could run out of gas for several days in January, says energy expert Sergiu Tofilat. “The trans-Balkan…
Chiriţoiu: Competition will monitor the price of fuels after eliminating the overcharge
The Competition Council will monitor the fuel market, so that the elimination of the overcharge will lead to a corresponding…
Kazakh-Romanian Energy Investment Fund announces new fuel stations in Romania
Bogdan Tudorache The Kazakh – Romanian Energy Investment Fund inaugurated in Timis county a new fuel station, an investment of…
Hungary says ready to talk to Gazprom about new gas supply deal
Hungary is ready to start talks with Russia’s Gazprom about a new long-term gas supply deal, Hungary’s Foreign Ministry said…
Russia launches gas supplies to China via Power of Siberia pipeline
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday formally launched the start of natural gas supplies to China via the Power of…
Competition Council: Oil companies await OMV Petrom’s decision to change fuel prices
Oil companies are waiting for the strategic moves of the market leader, OMV Petrom, to decide how to change the…
Romgaz: The country’s gas consumption decreased by 5.7% in the first nine months
National gas consumption decreased by about 5.7% in the first nine months of this year, while Romgaz production was higher…
The price of natural gas drops below 60 lei per MWh on the spot market of the Romanian Commodities Exchange
The SPOT market of natural gas in Romania operated by the Romanian Commodities Exchange (BRM) registered, on November 07, the…
ANRE: Gas suppliers have stored 30% more for winter than the minimum stock
Gas suppliers have deposited 2.8 billion cubic meters of gas for this winter, 30% more than the mandatory minimum stock…
MOL Romania: Gas sales up 12%, diesel rose 7.5%
Bogdan Tudorache MOL Group revised positively its yearly current costs result, whilst in Romania, MOL’s retail fuel sales registered significant…