Energy Industry Review Archives
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