The state-owned company Transgaz announced to investors that the full subscription of the shares issued by Petrostar S.A. for the increase of the share capital by the amount of 4.5 million lei, reaching 8.8 million lei, has been completed. Following the increase of the share capital, Transgaz came to own 51% of the company. The increase was achieved by issuing a number of 57,217 new registered shares, each share having a nominal value of 79 lei/share. Thus, the total number of shares of Petrostar S.A. is 112,190 shares. “Following this transaction, the total number of Petrostar S.A. shares is 112,190, with Transgaz holding a 51% stake in the company’s share capital, equivalent to 57,217 shares. Petrostar S.A. is one of the oldest and most prominent companies in Romania, operating in the fields of research, technological engineering, and design for the oil and gas extraction industry. The acquisition is part of Transgaz’s development strategy, aiming to expand its operational capabilities in support and auxiliary services for energy infrastructure, generate additional revenue from activities related to natural gas transmission, and capitalize on the complementarity between the business areas of Transgaz and Petrostar,” says Tranzgaz in a press release. Petrostar S.A. was founded 32 years ago and is operating in the field of research, technological engineering and design for the oil and gas extractive industry. In 2023, it recorded a turnover of 17 million lei and a profit of 167 thousand lei. According to data from Termene.ro, before the company was taken over by Transgaz, the sole shareholder was an association of individuals. One of them is the USR de Prahova deputy George Nicolae Marussi, who is also a partner and administrator. Marussi is currently a deputy, and in the period 2016-2020 he was a senator.
The European Commission has approved a payment of EUR 1.27 billion to Romania as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) funding worth some EUR 28 billion in total. The rest of the scheduled payment, totaling EUR 870 million, was suspended. Romania’s European funds minister, Marcel Boloș, announced that three objectives included in […]
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The Nufărul geothermal station in Oradea, developed through a European project worth EUR 25 million, was officially inaugurated on Thursday, May 29. The station is the first of its kind in Romania, and builders had to drill approximately 2,800 meters for water. “All extracted water comes to the geothermal station on Iancu de Hunedoara Street, […]
CTP, a leading developer, owner, and operator of industrial and logistics properties, has extended its collaboration with HelpShip, a major e-fulfillment and logistics provider within the euShipments.com group, increasing HelpShip’s leased space to 20,000 sqm at CTPark Oradea Cargo Terminal. The expanded facility will serve as the company’s main fulfilment center. With HelpShip’s growth from […]
