Romania imported a quantity of natural gas of 1.186 million tonnes of oil equivalent (toe), in January-August 2024, by 6.2pct (-77,900 toe) less than in the similar period last year, according to the data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).The domestic production of natural gas totaled, in the mentioned period, 5.056 million toe, being 1.4% above that of the period January-August 2023 (+69,000 toe).According to the estimates of the National Commission for Strategy and Prognosis, the production of natural gas would increase in Romania, between 2024 and 2027, with an average annual rate of 1.7%, after an advance of 1.4% recorded in 2023.Thus, according to the latest Forecast of the energy balance, Romania will have a production of 7.675 million tonnes of oil equivalent in 2024, up by 0.6%, 7.79 million toe (plus 1.5%) in 2025, 7.907 million toe (plus 1.5%) in 2026, and 8.176 million toe (plus 3.4%) in 2027.As far as imports are concerned, Romania is forecasted to have an increase of over 10% in 2024, after which a downward trend is expected, with a more pronounced rhythm in the horizon of 2027 (-6%), in concordance with the advance of production through the entry into operation of new capacities, but also taking into account the transit to be maintained to foreign markets.CNSP estimates for 2024 imports of 2.392 million toe (plus 11.1%), for 2025 imports of 2.211 million toe (minus 7.6%), for 2026 imports of 2.150 million toe (minus 2.7%) and for 2027 imports of of 2.022 million toe (minus 6%).
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 […]
Romania continues to face significant prison overcrowding, according to the Council of Europe’s latest data, released on Friday, July 18. The 2024 Annual Penal Statistics on Prison Populations (SPACE I) show that Romania is among six countries in Europe with severe overcrowding, housing 116 inmates for every 100 available places. The report, which...
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 […]
