Romania imported, in the first five months of 2022, a quantity of usable natural gas of 930,500 tonnes of oil equivalent (toe), 14pct (151,700 toe) less than in the same period of last year, according to data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Domestic natural gas production accounted for more than 2.957 million toe during the mentioned period, 5.61pct (176,400 toe) below that of the first five months of 2021.The National Commission for Strategy and Forecast estimates for 2022 a gas production of 7.45 million toe and imports of 2.33 million toe, up by 1.9pct, respectively decreasing by 19.6pct, from year to year.According to the "Energy Strategy 2019-2030, with the perspective of 2050," published on the website of the Ministry of Energy, Romania's natural gas production will reach a peak of 132 TWh, in 2025, as a result of production in the Black Sea, and then it will fall down to 96 TWh in 2030 and down to 65 TWh in 2050.Final natural gas consumption will remain constant between 2030 and 2050, at the level of 68 TWh. The maximum level of demand is estimated around 73 TWh, and the minimum level at 63 TWh in 2030, 47 TWh in 2050.
The third breast milk bank in Romania has opened at the Sibiu County Hospital, following a RON 13.5 million (about EUR 2.7 million) investment aimed at modernizing the hospital’s neonatology department. The modernization project, financed through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, included the replacement of old equipment, a 20% increase in the number of […]
President Nicuşor Dan stated on Wednesday, July 30, in a press conference that the current system, which allows magistrates to retire under the age of 50 with a pension higher than their salary, is absurd. He also criticized the Superior Council of Magistracy, or CSM, for the current “disorderly” state of the Romanian justice system. […]
Forty Romanian firefighters and eight fire trucks left for Greece on Wednesday, July 30, to participate in firefighting missions, the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations said. Between August 1 and September 15, Romania will take part in the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO) program aiming to support the Greek […]
Integrated facility and property management services provider Nazca has opened its first office outside Italy, its domestic market, in Bucharest. Nazca expects revenues of over EUR 1 million next year in Romania, and in the next 3 years, the growth plan aims to reach EUR 10 million, with target sectors being office buildings, retail, industrial […]
The 19th edition of TIFF Sibiu, one of the local editions of the Transilvania International Film Festival (TIFF), the largest film event in the county, will present a program of international films and the latest productions by Romanian fillmakers, who will attend the event. The festival takes place between August 7 and August 10, with […]
Moldovan carrier Flyone will add a route between Bucharest and Munich starting in October. The flights to Munich will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. This adds to the flights it has connecting the Romanian capital to Tel Aviv, Brussels, and Verona. With these routes, the airline is responding to the constant demand from […]
