OMV Petrom doubled its gas sales to third parties in the last quarter of 2019 compared to the similar period of 2018, as a result of increased imports by the company, purchases from the domestic market and increased gas storage during the summer for winter sales.

The company owned mostly by Austrians from OMV sold in the last 3 months of last year no less than 17.11 TWh to third parties, given that during the similar period of last year it sold only 9.74 TWh, according to Profit.ro.

The previous quarterly sales record of OMV Petrom on the domestic market was recorded in the first quarter of 2017 (when the temperatures reached -30 degrees Celsius), and when the company sold 13.75 TWh.