OMV Petrom and NewMed Energy advance Black Sea exploration with drillship contract
Oil major OMV Petrom and NewMed Energy Balkan have signed a rig contract for drilling two offshore exploration wells in the Bulgarian Black Sea.
Oil major OMV Petrom and NewMed Energy Balkan have signed a rig contract for drilling two offshore exploration wells in the Bulgarian Black Sea.
OMV Petrom recorded a hydrocarbon production of 102,200 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day in Q2 2025.
Oil major OMV Petrom has announced a significant natural gas discovery in Spineni, approximately 70 km north-east of Craiova, southern Romania.
OMV Petrom announced a significant step towards sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, having secured a crucial feedstock for its Petrobrazi refinery.
OMV Petrom is expanding its electric mobility infrastructure by adding rapid charging services for electric trucks, with 400 kW charging stations in its network.
OMV Petrom concluded the first quarter of this year with a net profit of RON 1.07 billion (€200 million), a 24% decrease compared to the same period in 2024.
Oil and gas major OMV Petrom has announced that its wind and photovoltaic projects in Romania have a combined capacity of 2.4 GW.
Oil major OMV Petrom and state-owned Complexul Energetic Oltenia (CE Oltenia) have signed contracts to design and execute four photovoltaic parks in Romania.
OMV Petrom has finalized a transaction with NewMed Energy Balkan to advance exploration in the Han Asparuh offshore block in Bulgaria.
The contracts involve Expro's subsea landing string, SeaCure cementing technology, tubular running services and Coretrax Advance drilling tool.
With the €750 million investment, OMV Petrom integrates the production of sustainable fuels at Petrobrazi together with two green hydrogen units.
In the Exploration and Production segment, the operating result excluding special items was RON 3 billion, down by 29%.
The unit in Vernesti is part of the 5th phase of the Romania Eficienta program, supported by OMV Petrom with €7.6 million.
For the third quarter, the company reported a CCA operating result excluding special items of RON 1.6 billion, down 36%.
With an installed capacity of approximately 710 MW, the photovoltaic parks acquired by OMV Petrom are among the most important projects of this type in South-Eastern Europe.
The transaction was closed in October 2024, coinciding with the completion of the previously announced sale by Renovatio of 50% of the shares of Electrocentrale Borzești.
Increased and accelerated low and zero carbon projects: ~2.5 GW renewable power capacity (including partnerships) and over 5,000 EV charging points by 2030.
OMV Petrom is building a facility for the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and renewable diesel (HVO[1]) and two facilities for the production of green hydrogen.
Saint-Gobain Romania and OMV Petrom sign an agreement for the purchase of electricity from renewable sources for all Saint-Gobain facilities at local level.

Energy company Electrica informs investors and the capital market that it has obtained the technical grid connection permits (ATR) for 17 new battery energy storage projects (BESS), with a total capacity of approximately 700 MWh.
The European Retail Banking Radar, Kearney's latest study now in its 18th edition, shows that Europe is entering a period of normalisation following the conditions of 2023–2025. For Romania, the challenge extends beyond the normalisation of interest rates.
Digi Spain has announced its intention to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the Spanish stock exchanges, aiming to raise approximately €150 million.
Romania's national electricity transmission network operator, Transelectrica, has halted scheduled maintenance shutdowns to ensure the grid operates at maximum capacity during an ongoing extreme heatwave. The preventive measures aim to mitigate operational risks associated with severe weather conditions.
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Romanian measures for the national investment and development bank Banca de Investiții și Dezvoltare (BID).