Expro, a leading provider of energy services has been awarded major contracts from OMV Petrom, totalling more than 10 million USD for the Neptun Deep gas project in the Black Sea, a company press release informs.The contracts involve a series of Expro technology and services to support the project in offshore Romania. The two contracts mark the latest stage in Expro's growth in Romania. Recent investments by the company include opening a new office in Bucharest, setting up a new operational base, and a program to grow its Romanian-based staff."Neptun Deep is an important energy project for Romania. We are proud of being selected to support this important development," said Andrei Ion, Expro Senior Area Manager in Europe, Mediterranean and Caspian.OMV Petrom, which is majority-owned by OMV, with Romania holding a 20.7% stake, announced for the first time in 2012 that it had discovered between 42 and 84 billion cubic metres of gas in the Black Sea. OMV Petrom and the state-owned producer Romgaz, which jointly hold the Neptun Deep project in equal shares, made the investment decision in the Neptun Deep project in 2023.The production from Neptun Deep is expected to be approximately 8 billion cubic metres annually for about 10 years, nearly doubling Romania's gas production.In the coming weeks, Mighty Barents drilling platform will travel 160 kilometres across the sea and begin drilling operations on the ten exploration wells that make up Neptun Deep, one of the most important gas fields in the EU.
The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Daniel, congratulated Pope Leo XIV for succeeding Pope Francis on Thursday, May 8. He expressed confidence that the new pope will continue to promote "the spirit of dialogue, peace, and cooperation between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church." "In a world facing multiple spiritual, economic, and […]
The organizers of the Untold festival announced they will offer a RON 150 (EUR 30) voucher toward the purchase of a festival pass to anyone who votes on May 18, during the second round of the presidential elections. In an online message, Untold representatives emphasized the connection between civic participation and the future of every […]
The Open Streets program, which sees the city's major arteries close for car traffic and become pedestrian areas, returns this weekend with a program of exhibitions, concerts, and a Festival of Lights. On Saturday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m., the public is invited to the Made in Romania exhibition, which presents a selection of civilian […]
Joseph Stiglitz, the famous economist and professor at Columbia University in New York, and winner of the Nobel Prize in economy in 2001, told an audience in Cluj, Romania, that governments must stimulate exports and key sectors when facing deficits. Stiglitz was in Romania on Thursday, May 8, to receive the title of Doctor Honoris […]
The Constitutional Court unanimously validated on Friday, May 9, the results of the first round of the presidential elections. It also rejected as unfounded a request to annul the elections filed by Sebastian-Constantin Popescu, the presidential candidate of the New Romania Party, it announced. The runoff, set for May 18, will see ultranationalist leader George […]
Bucharest's culinary scene welcomes back OLEA, the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel's celebrated Mediterranean destination, now reimagined with a fresh concept that blends authentic coastal flavours with contemporary sophistication. Following an extensive transformation, OLEA reopens its doors to offer guests a refined journey through the Mediterranean's sun-drenched culinary traditions, right in the heart of Romania's […]
