The minister of energy, Virgil Popescu announced that he had a working meeting with several representatives of the government in Azerbaijan, as well as with the SOCAR leadership. There were also representatives of other companies in the domain of energy, both from Romania and Azerbaijan. The meeting was attended by Rovnaq Abdulalayev – deputy minister of the ministry of economy, Elnur Soltanov – deputy minister of the ministry of energy, Elshad Nassiro – vice chairman SOCAR, Vitali Baylarbayov – deputy vice chairman SOCAR, Vugar Shahmuradov – vice chairman ‘AzerEnergy’ OJSC, Fuad Ahmedov, executive manager SOCAR Midstream Operation, Farid Sadikov – deputy head of the Administrative Department SOCAR, Afgan Isayev – general manager of CJSC ‘The south gas corridor’, Hamza Karimov, CEO SOCAR Petroleum, Ramil Asudulzade – CFO SOCAR Petroleum and H.E.Dr. Huseyn N.Najafov – the ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Bucharest. On the part of the Romanian state participated Ion Sterian – general manager Transgaz, Aristotel Jude – general manager Romgaz and Razvan Popescu – economic manager Romgaz. Romania analyses all possibilities for supply with gas, either natural liquefied gas, Azer gas or gas from other sources, American, Quatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates stated on 7th March, the minister of energy, Virgil Popescu who made sure that there will be no problem with the supply with natural gas during the winter of 2022 – 2023.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
