Energy Industry Review Archives
April 2024
Daniel Apostol, Director General FPPG: Building ‘The Future of Energy’
UNDERGROUND GAS STORAGE
Strategic Sector in Romania
ADVANCED MATERIALS
Superior Performance Backed by Industrial Leadership
SMRs
Old and New
March 2024
Alexandru Chirita, CEO of Electrica - Promise of Innovation: Shaping a Sustainable Future
LNG OUTLOOK 2024
50% Rise in Global Demand by 2040
AGE OF NEURALINK AND A.I.
Disaster or Breakthrough for the Energy Sector?
ROMANIA-ITALY ECONOMIC FORUM
Energy on the Meeting Agenda
February 2024
Favieli Stelian, Managing Partner of Nofar Energy: Renewables Without Limits. Everywhere. Everyway.
VERTICAL CORRIDOR
Decoupling From Russian Gas
BENEFITS OF BIOFUELS
Between Myth and Reality
H2 LANDSCAPE
Is Decarbonization Possible While Maintaining Security of Supply?
Dec. 2023/Jan. 2024
Adrian Dobre, Country Manager of Eurowind Energy Romania: Strategies and Tools to Navigate Green Energy Transition
NET ZERO BY 2050
Can We Do It?
ANRE REPORT
Barriers to Grid Connection of New RES
MOU ON FEASIBILITY STUDY
HVDC Infrastructure Project in Romania
November 2023
Alexandru Gomoescu, Vice President Well Services (CESEE) at Odfjell Technology - Odfjell: 50 Years of Innovation, 10 Years in Romania
GREEN POWER SUMMIT 2023
Clean Energy for a Sustainable Future
SUPPORTING THE INDUSTRY
European Wind Power Action Plan
REDUCING METHANE GAS EMISSIONS
Romania Among the Largest Emitters
October 2023
Sebastian-Ioan Burduja, Minister of Energy: Romania’s Role in Enhancing Energy Security in the Region
FIRST STEP IN EU INTEGRATION
Transgaz Takes Over Moldova’s NTS Operation
GLOBAL HYDROGEN REVIEW 2023
Recent Market Developments
RENEWABLE ENERGY IN ROMANIA
New Code of Good Practice
September 2023
Ciprian Glodeanu, Equity Partner of Glodeanu & Partners: Romania’s Prospects for the Renewable Energy Market
OIL MARKET HIGHLIGHTS
Latest Global Developments
EXPECTATIONS AND COMMITMENTS
Pollutant Emission Reduction in Romania
TRANSGAZ’S INVESTMENTS
Romania Contributing to European and Regional Energy Security
July/August 2023
George-Sergiu Niculescu, President of ANRE: Romania Paving the Way for Investments in Offshore Energy
HIDROELECTRICA’S LISTING
Biggest Share Sale in the BSE History
GREEN LIGHT FOR NEPTUN DEEP
Largest Gas Project in the Romanian Black Sea
ENERGY TECH DAY 2023
Going Carbon Neutral: Responsible Technology Investments
June 2023
Lauru Badita, Country Manager Photon Energy: Leveraging Competitive Advantages and Improving Business Quality
MICROGRIDS
The Future of Green Energy
RENEWABLES DEPLOYMENT
A Cleaner CEE Power System
BETWEEN STORIES AND REALITY
Greening Contaminated Sites in Romania
May 2023
James Stenhouse, Managing Director at H2Oil - Top Priorities in the Near Term
GLOBAL WIND SECTOR
Set for Record Growth by 2025
CURBING EMISSIONS
New Challenge for O & G in Romania
BIOMETHAVERSE
New Project to Increase European Biomethane Potential
April 2023
Razvan Popescu, CEO of ROMGAZ, on Company’s Most Important Projects
HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGY
Who Is Investing and Why
MINING INDUSTRY IN ROMANIA
Focusing on Non-Energy Mineral Resources
CPAG STUDY
Oil & Gas Industry Contribution to Romania’s GDP Growth
March 2023
SLB in Romania - Dan Craita and Gabriel Niculae on Local Content and Community Impact
TRILEMMA AND TRANSITION
Energy Industry Insights 2023
MINING CLOSURES IN ROMANIA
Incentives and Impediments
DEVELOPMENTS AND FORECASTS
Renewable Energy Sources in the World
February 2023
Dragos Zisopol on Teaching, Politics, Culture, and Energy Transition
DAVOS 2023
First-ever Net-Zero Industry Act
RECALIBRATION ON THE EUROPEAN GAS MARKET
Opportunities for Romania
INDUSTRIAL METAVERSE
Shaping the Future of Work
Dec. 2022/Jan. 2023
Volker Raffel, CEO of E.ON Romania: Focusing on Energy Efficient Solutions for Customers
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
USD 560bn Investment in 2022
PETECH 2022
Twining Clean & Sustainable Digital Transitions
EUROPE’S GAS BALANCE FOR 2023-2024
Never too Early to Prepare for Winter
November 2022
Robert-Ernest Cruceru: Romania’s Contribution to EU’s Climate Neutrality and Energy Independence
CLIMATE NEUTRALITY
USD 5 T Worth of Investment by 2030
DEVELOPMENT OF SMRs IN ROMANIA
USD 14 M Grant from USTDA
DRIVING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY
Schlumberger Becomes SLB
October 2022
Vicentiu Corbu: KIM Solutions to Thrive in the New Digital Era
AGRIVOLTAISM
A Win-win System?
DNV STUDY
Encouraging Industrial Decarbonization
RIGC 2022
Future of Energy Security Debated in Bucharest by Top Officials and Experts
September 2022
Pavel Celunda: Flexibility, the Only Way to Deal with Challenging Times
METALS FOR CLEAN ENERGY
From a Hydrocarbon-intensive World to a Metal-intensive World
EUROPE’S GAS STORAGE
What’s in Store for Winter?
BIOPLASTICS
The Best of the Bad
July/August 2022
Zoltan Nagy-Bege, ANRE Vice President: Key Energy Challenges in Romania
FIRST GAS FROM THE MGD PROJECT
Black Sea Oil & Gas Started Production
MAGNETS
Powering the World
INNOVATION FUND
€ 1.8bn in Clean Tech Projects
June 2022
Ciprian Oarga, Country Manager Romania: Schlumberger Getting Ready for the ‘Net Zero Era’
RARE EARTHS
An Ideal Candidate for Recycling
REPowerEU
Reducing Dependence on Russian Fossil Fuels
ENERGY TECH DAY 2022
Low Carbon Energy Transition Prospects and Challenges
May 2022
Karl Leidenfrost, Managing Director at HABAU Romania: Today We Build for Tomorrow
SUPREME SEMICONDUCTOR
Industrial Diamond
RECYCLING
An Ocean of Inequities
THE NEW DRAFT OFFSHORE PETROLEUM LAW
Better Late Than Never…
April 2022
Melania Amuza, Nuclearelectrica: Catalysing CO2-free Energy Production in Romania
OMV’S NEW 2030 STRATEGY
Focusing on Circular Economy Solutions
REPowerEU
More Affordable, Secure and Sustainable Energy
INTERNATIONAL ARENA
Could Europe Survive Without Russian Gas?
March 2022
Dorin Tudora, Director General of CONPET: 3 Main Lines Towards a Sustainable Future
EU TAXONOMY
Mini Guide for Investors
WIND POWER GENERATION IN EUROPE
Whether or Not to Continue
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AVIATION
Worse Than Expected
February 2022
Cesare Canevese, Group Managing Director at Dietsmann: Leading the Way in Maintenance Optimization
EGMS DECISIONS
Transgaz to Join the European Hydrogen Backbone
FUTURE URBAN MOBILITY
eVTOLs, an Economic Reality?
MONEY VS. DECARBONIZATION
New EU Rules for Granting State Aids
December 2021 / January 2022
Oana Cucu & Carmen Mereuță: Robmet’s Business Case for Quality and Diversity Performance
IEA REPORT
Security of Clean Energy Transitions
CCPI 2022
Romania Ranks 36th
OMV PETROM 2030 STRATEGY
Investing EUR 11bln in Romanian Energy Sector by 2030
November 2021
Ciprian Păltineanu, CEO and Chairman of the Board: INSPET’s Vision and Prospects for the Future
GAS CRISIS
Diversifying Europe’s Supply Routes
GREEN INVESTMENTS
Gas, Nuclear and EU Taxonomy
COMPETITION OVER RARE EARTHS
Economic and Strategic Impact
October 2021
Oana Ijdelea, Partner at Ijdelea Mihailescu: Good Regulatory Practices to Support Business Development and Investment in Romania
#NextGenerationEU
EC Endorses Romania’s Recovery and Resilience Plan
OGMP 2.0 REPORTING FRAMEWORK
Achieving Gold Standard
HEALTH IMPACT IN ROMANIA
Human Toll from Western Balkan Coal-Fired Power Plants
September 2021
George-Florin Prunaru, Process Engineering Director Southern Europe, Bilfinger Tebodin: Economic Benefits of Digitalization and Process Technology Solutions
ENERGY POVERTY
A Time Bomb Waiting to Be Defused
RENEWABLE HYDROGEN
Driver of Green Revolution in Europe?
CCUS AND ENERGY TRANSITION
Oil and Gas Producing Countries Strategies
July/August 2021
Scott Moore, CEO Euro Sun Mining: Rovina Valley Project Heads for First Production in 2024
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
Revolutionary Energy Source for a Green Europe
ENERGY TECH DAY 2021
Featuring Voices of Leading Experts & Highly Qualified Professionals
TAXATION OF OFFSHORE GAS PRODUCTION IN EUROPE
Romania to Have the Highest Effective Tax Rate
June 2021
Vasile Mogoș, Managing Director & VP Eastern Hemisphere, CDI Oilfield Services ELS: Romanian Business Model to Be Expanded Internationally
GREEN CEMENT
Is It Truly Environmentally Friendly?
RENEWABLE ENERGY MARKET
Outlook for 2021 and 2022
COAL MINES IN EUROPE
A Reality We Still Need to Accept
May 2021
Răzvan Copoiu, CEO Signify Romania & South East Europe: Unlocking Energy Efficiency Potential of Smart Lighting
INDUSTRIAL IOT ERA
Digitalization of the Energy Sector
AGRIVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
A Promising Experience
ENERGY TRANSITION
Risk of Having a Two-speed Europe
April 2021
Iulian Harpa, Managing Partner HiM Public Affairs: How to Become Your Client’s Partner of Choice
NORD STREAM 2
Is Cold War Winter Coming?
OIL 2021
Analysis and Forecast to 2026
FIRST JACKET IN THE ROMANIAN BLACK SEA BLOCK
GSP Installed First Production Platform in Ana Block
March 2021
Gabriel Comănescu, President & CEO of Grup Servicii Petroliere: GSP Getting Where No Other Romanian Company Has Gone Before
SAVING JIU VALLEY
European Vision
BATTERY TECHNOLOGY
A New Era Emerging
NEW PARTNERSHIP
UPG and Transgaz to Collaborate on Hydrogen Production and Storage
February 2021
Christina Verchere, CEO and President of OMV Petrom Executive Board : Black Sea Gas to Underpin Key Attributes for Romania
DRILLING ON OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
Quo Vadis?
EU ACCELERATING DECARBONISATION
Romania to Miss the Start
NEW ENERGY POLICY
Government to Upgrade the Energy Sector within 4 Years
December 2020 / January 2021
Christopher Veit, Member of OMV Petrom Executive Board: OMV Petrom Targeting Regional Growth in the Black Sea Area
REGULATED ENERGY PRICE
Obstacle or Necessity?
GREEN H2 BLUE DANUBE
A Hydrogen Project of European Dimensions
NAMR PRIORITIES FOR 2021
Offshore Gas Exploitation and Resuming the Licensing Round for Offshore Blocks
November 2020
Catalin Nita, Executive Director of the Oil and Gas Employers’ Federation: Importance of Being Digital in Oil & Gas
CASE STUDY
The ROMEO Project
LUKOIL ANNOUNCES BLACK SEA EXIT
Exxon Wants USD 1.2bn for Its Stake in Neptun Deep Project
ROMANIA AND THE US STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Support for Energy and Infrastructure Projects
October 2020
Petru Rușeț, Managing Director of Siemens Energy România: Siemens Energy Ready to Power a Sustainable Future
TESLA
Shaping Tomorrow
ENERGY TECH DAY 2020
Bringing Together Leading Energy Experts
MGD PROJECT MOVING FORWARD
Laying of the Pipeline that Will Carry Black Sea Gas Begins
September 2020
Kamran Allahverdiyev, CEO of WEVO: Transforming Business with Infrastructure Automation
‘GREEN’ VEHICLES
Trend or Necessity?
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
Europe’s New Bet
NAMR INSIGHTS
Romania Revaluing its Mineral Reserves
July/August 2020
Secretary of State, Lucian Petrica Rusu Unveils the Romanian Government Priorities for the Energy Sector
BLUE ECONOMY
Why It Is so Important
ROMANIAN GOVERNMENT’S PLAN
Investments of EUR 12.48bn in the Energy Sector
MOVING FORWARD WITHOUT COAL
Dusk of the Mining Industry in Romania
June 2020
Alexandra Damascan-Armegioiu, Serinus Energy President Romania on Long-term Plans in Our Country
PLANS FOR A DECADE
Transgaz Role on the Regional Gas Market
REVERSING THE DAMAGE FROM COVID-19
World’s Biggest Green Recovery Spending Program
HYDROGEN FUEL
Is This the Future?
May 2020
Mark Wagley, Vice President and Country Manager of Hunt Oil Company of Romania: Developing the Largest Contiguous 3D Geophysical Project in Onshore Europe
FIGHTING TOMORROW
The Covid-19 Impact on Energy
NEGATIVE OIL PRICES
“There Will Be Blood”
THE EUROPEAN GAS MARKET
Analysing the Role of Transmission Tariffs
April 2020
Ralph Morees, Business Development Manager: Dosco PetroServices’ Rules for Building an Enduring Business
SYRIAN PROXY WARS
Energy Implications
MARKET ANALYSIS
Need for Rapid Pivot to Gas
MINING GOES ELECTRIC
USD 20bln Market Soon
March 2020
Electrica Group CEO Corina Popescu: Assessing the Situation of the National Energy Sector
COVID-19
The Curious Case of a Green Virus
NECP IN PUBLIC DEBATE
Energy Security, Decarbonization, Energy efficiency
TALKING TO EXPERTS
President Nicolae Turdean on NAMR Challenges and Priorities
February 2020
Vasile Carstea, General Manager of Depogaz: Romania Contributing to the Creation of a Regional Energy Hub
CSR IN ROMANIA
From Concept to Action
PERSPECTIVES AND OPINIONS
ExxonMobil to Exit from Neptun Deep Project
THE US-CHINA TRADE DEAL
Bringing Benefits to Oil and Gas Producers
December 2019 / January 2020
Mark Beacom – CEO of BSOG and Vice Chairman of RBSTA: Black Sea Oil & Gas to Start Production in First Half of 2021
PETEC 2019 VISION 2030
Smart Solutions to Maximize Efficiency, Reduce Costs and CO2 Emissions
RESHAPING THE OPERATIONAL LANDSCAPE
Main Challenge Upstream Industry Faces in Romania
PRIORITY PROJECTS FOR HIDROELECTRICA
Listing on the Stock Exchange and Investments
November 2019
Marius Persinaru, Country President Schneider Electric Romania & Republic of Moldova: The Answer to Efficient Energy Consumption: EcoStruxure
RECORD ON THE LNG MARKET
Capacities of 170bcm to be Commissioned in 2019
BLACK SEA NEWS
Romgaz and GSP Start Trinity Project
STATUS OF NATIONAL POWER SYSTEM
2,500 MW Missing Inventory by 2027
October 2019
Energy Industry Legal Insights from Iulian Popescu, Deputy Managing Partner, Musat & Asociatii
NUCLEAR ENERGY
A Glimpse into Tomorrow
SECTOR RESTRUCTURING
Mining Industry Left Without Miners’ Lamp
PETROMIDIA REFINERY’S ANNIVERSARY
Four Decades of Performances and Professionalism
September 2019
UPRUC-CTR Committed to Efficiency and Quality
General Manager Horia Enciu on Strategic Development Directions for the Coming Years
NORD STREAM
Mapping the Projected Benefits and Involved Actors
FUTURE PLANS
Romgaz to Plan Largest Investments of the Past 10 Years
ROMANIA ENERGY STRATEGY 2019-2030
EUR 30bln to Upgrade the Energy System
July/August 2019
Constantin Gheorghe, President of ACROPO Premiere in the Black Sea: Gloria Production Rig Decommissioning
NORD STREAM
Mapping the Projected Benefits and Involved Actors
FIRE FROM ICE
A Case Study of Methane Hydrates in the Eastern Mediterranean
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
Affordability Enabler or Decarbonisation Constraint?
LACK OF WORKFORCE, A THORNY ISSUE
Training the Future Oil & Gas Specialists
June 2019
Radu Dudau, Director at Energy Policy Group Romanian energy sector priorities: Massive investment of capital and know-how
SMART CITIES
Driving through a fairytale
PROSUMER’S GUIDE
All you need to know to become a prosumer
FROM FIELD TO MARKET
Oil & Gas Tech 2019 Conference and Exhibition
110 YEARS OF GAS PRODUCTION IN ROMANIA
Romgaz to become an important player on the regional energy market
May 2019
Franck Neel, Member of the Executive Board, Downstream Gas Division at OMV Petrom: Focus on security of supply and cleaner energy at affordable prices
GEO 114/2018 AND ITS AMENDMENTS
Impact for the energy sector
MODERN SOLUTIONS FROM INCDT COMOTI
Upgrading screw compressor stations
ENTSOG SUMMER SUPPLY OUTLOOK 2019
Possible evolution of the supplies and the injection in the storages
EUR 20BN FOR ELECTRIC MOBILITY
Lithium-ion batteries to produce 200 GWh
April 2019
Cristian Secosan, CEO of Siemens Romania and Moldova - Setting the course: digitalization, automation and electrification
POSTPONEMENT OF GEO 114 ENFORCEMENT
Risks and benefits
A LONG-TERM VIEW
Natural gas security in the European Union
GAS FOR CLIMATE
Optimal role for gas in a net-zero emissions energy system
THERMAL POWER PLANTS IN ROMANIA
How to cope with new European pollution standards
March 2019
Aleksey Kovalenko, General Manager of PETROTEL-LUKOIL: Focusing on production and employees’ well-being
ACUTE ISSUES IN ENERGY
Stability and predictability
SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR
Prospects of Romania’s joining the project
POLLUTION AND NOISE
The daily threats of modern society
REVEALING 2018 RESULTS
A year governed by provisional status and legislative chaos
February 2019
Bogdan Nicolae Badea, President of the Management Board
Hidroelectrica’s Historical Records and Prospects for 2019
GEO 114/2018
Potential Impact in the Energy Sector
SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR
New Developments
FROM PIPES TO PLATFORMS
Energy Transition on Fast-forward
KEY ISSUES TO WATCH IN 2019 AND BEYOND
Adapting Policies to Breakthrough Technologies
December 2018 / January 2019
Adrian Constantin Volintiru talks about the best energy mix for years to come
Renewables boom
10 trends on the Climate and Energy Agenda
Coal-exit plans for Europe at COP24
November 2018
Iulian-Robert Tudorache talks about Romania’s Presidency in the Energy Charter
Robots taking over!
PETEC 2018: State-of-the-art technologies transforming the energy life-cycle
Pollution in EU wreaking havoc on human health
October 2018
Thanasis Markakis discusses about the Atlas Copco’s drivers for success and its strategy to safeguard the future
Clearing up energy war in Europe
Romania has signed the Hydrogen Initiative
Romania, gateway for Kazakh energy resources to the EU market
September 2018
Adrian Constantin Rusu: 3 Keys to Transelectrica evolution – Investment-Innovation-Progress
3 Seas Initiative to reach Bucharest
Is coal on the way out?
H1 Review: Profits, dividends and statistical data
July/August 2018
Solution for the coal industry: Investments for sustainable development
How blockchain technology works in the energy sector
Romania, hub or bug
The Offshore Law adopted by the Romanian Chamber of Deputies
June 2018
Corneliu Bodea, President Romanian Energy Center: Technology, the right way to deal with Climate Change
The future begins in Magurele Science Park: ELI-NP becoming functional
Improving the efficiency of oil recovery
Refineries and air quality in Romania
May 2018
Dr. Constantin-Stefan Sava: Carbon Capture and Storage – Impact, benefits and challenges
2018 SEE UPSTREAM Annual Conference & Exhibition
Oil companies to comply with new EU safety rules
Petrochemical industry in Romania
Energy Charter Conference 2018: Romania, the first EU Member State to assume the Chairmanship
April 2018
Interview with Alin Dumitrescu, Country Manager – NA Solid Petroserve
A new silk road: TAPI to revitalize trade between Central Asia and South Asia
Strengthening EU’s energy market
2017 Earnings: BVB Best oil and gas performers
Does Romania need a capacity market?
March 2018
Claudiu Doros: Top priority for the Romanian capital market NAMR Order to establish the new natural gas reference price
Driving to the future: 4 Disruptive tech-driven trends
Gas Network Code in Romania
Transgaz to invest EUR 1.6 billion in projects by 2026
February 2018
Mircea Geoana shares his views on Romania’s role in the Black Sea Region
PETROTEL-LUKOIL to invest over USD 30 million by 2020
Internationalization of the Romanian energy sector
Decade of Smart
Cleaner energy, the most attractive subject for the next 30 years
January 2018
Harald Kraft: Romania benefits from a strong upstream industry
A good year for oil & gas sector on BSE
Transgaz starts works at BRUA gas pipeline
ROGC 2017: Unlocking Romania’s hydrocarbon potential
Fiscal predictability versus attracting funds