Romania produced a quantity of crude oil of almost 2.456 million tonnes of oil equivalent (toe) January through November, 2024, by 106,500 toe less (-4.2%) against the same period of the previous year, according to data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Crude oil imports totaled 7.418 million toe, in the reference period, by 721,600 toe more against the level recorded in January-November 2023 (+10.8%).According to the latest Energy Balance Forecast, published by the National Strategy and Forecast Commission (CNSP), crude oil production is expected to decrease by 2027 at an average annual rate of 2.5%.Thus, for 2024, a quantity of crude oil of 2.82 million toe (minus 3.1% compared to 2023) is estimated, in 2025 of 2.74 million toe (minus 2.8% compared to the previous year), in 2026 of 2.68 million toe (minus 2.2%) and in 2027 of 2.63 million toe (minus 1.9%).According to the CNSP, this decrease will be the consequence of the natural decline of deposits and the maintenance of existing production units.Crude oil imports are expected to increase from 7.35 million toe in 2023 to 7.8 million toe in 2027, with an average annual rate of 1.5%. After a 13.7% decrease estimated for 2024, to 6.34 million toe, imports will increase by 10.4% in 2025, to 7 million toe, by 7.4% in 2026, to 7.52 million toe, and by 7.8% in 2027.
Romanian director Radu Jude has won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay for Kontinental '25 at this year's Berlin International Film Festival/ Berlinale. Kontinental '25 is Jude’s third film awarded in Berlinale’s main competition, after Aferim!, which earned...
With nearly 1,300 real estate transactions in 2024, the company tripled its sales volume compared to 2023. The total value of real estate transactions reached EUR 146 million in 2024. There were 114 transactions in January 2025, double the number in January 2024. With a total of almost 1,300 real estate transactions, North Bucharest Investments […]
Forvis Mazars Group, the international audit, tax and advisory services partnership, releases today its annual CEE M&A report, prepared in association with Mergermarket. It reveals that dealmaking in the CEE region suffered a decline in overall deal value, although a marginal rise in deal volume shows the market’s underlying robustness. The Investing in CEE: Inbound […]
With a total of almost 1,300 real estate transactions, North Bucharest Investments (NBI) managed to triple its sales volume compared to 2023, and the total value of transactions reached €146 million in 2024. This amount reflects an increase of 133% compared to the previous year and consolidates the company's leading position on the real estate […]
French president Emmanuel Macron said that Russia manipulated elections in Romania and that the cancellation of last year's presidential elections did not shock him as a result of that intervention. Macron made the comments during a session of questions from users on social media regarding the situation in Ukraine. Over one hour, he...
Romania’s Ministry of Education released the latest edition of the National Metaranking, identifying the top universities in the country. The ranking has undergone minor changes compared to last year’s edition or the last independent metaranking published in the fall by academic experts. The Transilvania University of Brașov has entered the top 5 universities in Romania, […]
