Rompetrol Rafinare will halt operations at its Petromidia Năvodari and Vega Ploiești refineries in early March for a scheduled technological turnaround lasting approximately 20 days.
MOL Group disclosed its financial results for 2025, showing profit before tax of $1.3 billion, representing an 11% decrease compared to 2024. The Hungarian energy company faced a challenging macroeconomic environment, but strong downstream and consumer services results supported overall profitability.
The Romanian Ministry of Energy has initiated a draft government decision to place all local entities owned by the Russian group Lukoil under extended supervision.
Oil major OMV Petrom closed 2025 with a net profit of approximately €620 million, down 27% compared to the previous year.
Russian oil major Lukoil has signed an agreement with US investment firm Carlyle for the sale of Lukoil International.
Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) has entered the Han Asparuh offshore exploration joint venture in the Bulgarian Black Sea with a 10% interest.
Oil major OMV Petrom is progressing with its Neptun Deep development project, expecting first gas production in 2027 with estimated investments of up to €4 billion.
MOL Group has announced its financial results for Q3 2025, achieving a $503 million profit before tax, which remained flat year-on-year.
OMV Petrom recorded a 13% decrease in its net profit over the first nine months of the year. Net profit fell to RON 3.4 billion (€668.4 million), while organic investments saw a 28% increase,
Romania's crude oil production reached 1.46 million tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) in the first seven months of this year, a decrease of 119,600 toe (7.6%).
MOL Group reported a profit before tax of $236 million in the second quarter of 2025, marking a 56% year-on-year decrease. The company's performance was impacted by a slowing regional macroeconomic environment.
MOL Group continues to diversify its oil supply sources by importing 85,000 tonnes of CPC oil and signing a commercial agreement with KazMunayGas (KMG).
The Romanian Minister of Energy, Bogdan Ivan, said that the country's supply of fuels is stable and continuous, despite OMV Petrom's issues.
OMV Petrom registered a net profit of RON 2.08 billion (€419.7 million) in H1 2025, a 21% decrease compared to RON 2.62 billion (€528.2 million) in the same period last year.
Romania's National Energy Regulatory Authority (ANRE) has granted the establishment authorization for the upstream supply pipelines essential for natural gas production.
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.
MOL Group has recorded a pre-tax profit of $546 million, marking a 23% increase compared to the same period last year.
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.
Lidl Romania continues to invest in the country and announces for the financial year 2026 (1 March 2026 – 28 February 2027) an expansion plan of over €285 million.
Restaurant technology startup Choice has secured €6.6 million in new funding and is accelerating its expansion across CEE, including Romania, where it entered in 2025.
Israeli developer Econergy Renewable Energy has secured €31 million in project financing from Kommunalkredit for its 60MW Ovidiu solar project in Romania.
Romania's Competition Council is analyzing the transaction through which Pavăl Holding, controlled by the Pavăl brothers, intends to acquire the Carrefour group in Romania.
Romania continues to record the lowest uptake of e-government services in the European Union.