The Government has established, on Friday, through an emergency ordinance, the National Regulatory Authority for Mining, Petroleum and Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide (ANRMPSG), a specialized body of the central public administration, with legal personality, fully financed from its own revenues, subordinated to the Government and coordinated by the Prime Minister, through the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, through the reorganization by transformation of the National Agency for Mineral Resources (ANRM), which is being abolished. ANRMPSG will have several general objectives, among which the development and systematization of the National Geological Fund and National Resources and Reserves Fund; exploitation and rational development of mineral resources reserves and oil reserves, in accordance with the strategies in the domain and the reduction of the impact on environment. Similarly, the identification of new uses of the national transport systems for oil and the development of the mining voids. It will also aim to promote a secure, competitive and environmentally sustainable European internal market for the exploitation of mineral resources, oil and gas and its effective opening for the benefit of all customers and suppliers in the European Union, and to ensure adequate conditions for sustainable exploitation, taking into account long-term objectives, in line with the provisions of the relevant European Union directives. ANRMPSG manages the oil resources, mineral resources and the national geological fund, which are public property of the State, as defined by the Law on Petroleum No 238/2004, as amended and supplemented, and by the Law on Mining No 85/2003, as amended and supplemented. The tasks also include the elaboration and promotion of draft normative acts, norms, instructions and procedures, in accordance with the provisions of the legislation on the geological storage of carbon dioxide. The legal regime for exploitation licenses is also completed.
Liberty Galați, the largest integrated steel producer in Romania, has appointed Cornel Moisescu as Head of Primary for Liberty Galați, part of its strategy to restart production operations and "ensure steel for the strategic economic sectors of Romania, including defense, shipbuilding, construction, and infrastructure," it said. Cornel Moisescu will coordinate the Sinter Plant, Blast Furnace, […]
The United States Immigration Service and the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the establishment of a Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit, as agreed upon since 2023. "Romania and the United States of America continue to strengthen their strategic partnership in the field of national security, with a focus on combating cross-border crime. For this purpose, […]
The American group Greenbrier is closing its factory in Arad, which employs nearly 800 people. The group operates three factories in Romania, including Astra Rail Industries in Arad, a railcar manufacturer. The decision comes after "difficult and accelerated challenges on the local market,” first made explicit last year, when employees protested. The American company now […]
RPIA – the Romanian Photovoltaic Industry Association – is pleased to announce the organization of the EPC Masterclass: Business Growth & Innovation in Renewable Energy Projects, a workshop dedicated to the EPC sector, taking place as part of Green Energy Expo & Romenvirotec (April 9–11) at Romexpo, Bucharest. The event will be held on April […]
The NATO exercise “Dacian Spring 25,” which was meant to simulate the defense of Romania, was postponed as the local authorities failed to modernize five roads along with two bridges and two culverts that were to be used during the exercise, Europa Libera reported. Dacian Spring 25 was meant to...
Paul-Philippe of Romania, sentenced to 3 years and 4 months in prison in Romania in the case regarding the illegal restitution of the Băneasa Farm, was placed under house arrest in Paris on Monday, April 7, following a European arrest warrant issued by the Romanian authorities. The Brașov Court of Appeal requested the SIRENE Bureau […]
