OMV Petrom achieved a hydrocarbon production of 110,100 barrels of oil equivalent per day, in the second quarter of this year, 1.4% lower than the previous quarter, according to the data sent to the Bucharest Stock Exchange on Tuesday.Oil and condensate production was 52,600 boe/day (minus 1.7%), and natural gas production was 57,500 boe/day (minus 1%).In the second quarter of this year, the total volume of hydrocarbon sales amounted to 105,000 boe/d, being lower by 1.4%, compared to that in the first quarter of 2024. Sales of oil and condensate decreased by 2 .3%, to 54,900 boe/day, and those of natural gas decreased by 0.4%, to 50,100 boe/day.In contrast, total sales of refined products increased by 14.7%, to 1.48 million tons. Gas sales to third parties amounted to 6.53 TWh (minus 28.8%).The net production of electricity at the Brazi Power Plant totaled 0.53 TWh, down 66.9% compared to the January-March 2024 period.OMV Petrom is the largest integrated energy producer in South-Eastern Europe, with an annual group oil and gas production of approximately 41 million boe in 2023. The group has a refining capacity of 4.5 million tonnes annually and operates a highly efficient natural gas power plant of 860 MW. On the retail oil products distribution market, the Group is present in Romania and neighboring countries through approximately 780 gas stations, under two brands - OMV and Petrom.OMV Petrom is a company in which, at the end of 2023, Romanian shareholders owned over 43% of the shares (of which the Romanian state, through the Ministry of Energy, owns 20.7%, and 22.5% are owned by Romanian pension funds , to which are added almost 500,000 individual investors and other Romanian entities). OMV Aktiengesellschaft, one of the largest listed industrial companies in Austria, owns 51.2% of OMV Petrom's shares, and the remaining 5.6% is owned by other foreign investors. Of the total shares of OMV Petrom, 28.1% are freely traded on the Bucharest Stock Exchange.
The second stage of the international Grand Chess Tour, one of the most important chess tournaments in the world, will take place in Bucharest from May 7 to May 16. The first stage of will take place in Warsaw, Poland. However, the event’s opening will take place on May 6. In addition to these two, […]
Voxxed Days Bucharest 2025 concluded the 2025 edition on 27th March, after two days of successful workshops and conferences. "I'm grateful we managed to bring together 300 developers and tech team leaders again this year, in a conference dedicated to a passionate developer community. It was a significantly bigger effort than in previous years, given […]
Romania’s civil shelters, which are to be used to protect people in the event of armed conflict, are few, unsanitary, and largely obsolete in terms of equipment, according to a report by the Court of Accounts. The audit conducted by the Court of Accounts on the situation of civil...
The organizers of music festivals Untold and Neversea have signed an agreement with the Bucharest City Hall to organize a "mega-festival" in the capital this year. The large-scale project is set for a pilot edition this year, with plans to have it "grow year by year." It will take place at Arena Naţională. The talks […]
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Showpad, active in AI-driven revenue enablement technology, announced the official launch of its Research and Development center in Bucharest. With headquarters in Ghent (Belgium) and Chicago (US), Showpad is "strategically positioning its new R&D center to tap into the rich talent pool and burgeoning technology ecosystem of Romania." It also underscores Showpad's dedication to accelerating […]
