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 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 […]
The tech startups YellowGrid, WiseWatts and Procesio won CleanTech Corporate Hackathon 2025, the first event dedicated to innovators, startups and scaleups creating AI-based technologies and solutions for sustainable energy in South East Europe. YellowGrid, the team that won first place and the EUR 5,000 prize, is composed of Cătălin Stăncel, Sergiu Mureșan, Andrei Antohie and […]
Romanians' trust in the EU is well above the European average, but they occasionally show different priorities compared to those of most Europeans, according to the most recent Eurobarometer survey. The measurement, conducted in the winter and spring of 2025, shows an overall increase in European citizens’ trust in the EU, especially in the areas […]
Romania has dropped four positions in the global Startup Ecosystem 2025 report by StartupBlink. It is now ranked 48th worldwide, and has lost ground in Eastern Europe, where it dropped from 8th to 9th place, after Ukraine advanced one position and Greece two positions, surpassing Romania globally. However, Romania is now 16th in the global AI top […]
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 […]
