Premier Nicolae Ciuca stated that the extraction of the first natural gas from the Black Sea could take place this year, saying that over the period to come investments in the Neptun Deep start as well as those connected to the exploitation of the gas from the deep. Nicolae Ciuca stated on Monday at Radio Romania Actualitati that Romania is not affected by the lack of energy and gas resources. ‘Romania is not a country which is affected by the lack of energy and gas resources. Romania has potential in both domains and that is why we come with two parts. One is to sign up in the programmes of the European Union to develop new energy sources and we have as objective to develop the renewable sources of energy, and as regards the independence of gas resources against the Russian Federation, we have decided that through this law (the offshore law) to insure stability and legal predictability to the business environment in the domain’ the premier said. He said that extraction of the first natural gas from the Black Sea will take place this year. ‘There is the possibility that in a short period of time we start investments in the Neptun Deep and insure the exploitation of the gas in the Black Sea, at the same time, we insure the exploitation of the gas on the national territory from the deep, this investment being able to insure gas starting with 2024. From the Black Sea we have the possibility to get gas at the middle of this year. There is investment made by Black Sea Oil and Gas and signed the reception document, with the possibility that we can insure one billion of cubic metres of gas annually through this investment and of course, at the end of 2026, the beginning of 2027 to have the first gas from Neptun Deep’ explained premier Nicolae Ciuca.
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu will be part of the jury that will judge the films in the main competition of this year’s Venice Film Festival - Venezia 82. The jury, headed by American director Alexander Payne, includes French director and screenwriter Stéphane Brizé, Italian director and screenwriter Maura Delpero, Iranian director and writer Mohammad Rasoulof, Brazilian actress, writer, and […]
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Chris Hemsworth returns to Disney+ in August with a new season of the National Geographic documentary series Limitless, this time focused not just on longevity, but on discovering how to live better. Titled Limitless: Live Better Now, the three-part season follows Hemsworth through physical, emotional, and mental challenges across six countries, with one standout episode […]
The Black Sea 200 Regatta 2025, Romania’s first non-stop offshore regatta with a 200 nautical mile route, takes place between July 21 and 27. Now in its first edition, the event brings together more than 10 boats from Romania and Bulgaria, according to the organizers. The endurance course will start and finish in the Romanian […]
The National Environmental Guard has fined an illegally operating zoo in Dâmbovița county, southern Romania, a total of RON 120,000 following a joint inspection that uncovered serious violations, including the lack of environmental authorization and inadequate conditions for wild animals kept in captivity. The zoo was reportedly charging RON 50 per person for entry and […]
The National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) and engineering company Enevo Group have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to strengthen cybersecurity in Romania’s energy sector. The partnership aims to test and develop monitoring and alerting technologies for cyberattacks, and to improve national response coordination to incidents affecting critical infrastructure, the companies said. The agreement focuses on sharing […]
