Petrochemical industry in Romania
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Ploiesti
Ploiești is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia in Romania. The city is located north of Bucharest....
was bombed heavily by American bombers. After the war, a heavy reconstruction and expansion was done under the communist regime. Since then, most of the industry has been privatized.
Possessing substantial oil refining capacities, Romania is particularly interested in the Central Asia-Europe pipelines and seeks to strengthen its relations with some Arab Gulf states. With 10 refineries and an overall refining capacity of approximately 504000 oilbbl/d, Romania has the largest refining industry in the region. Romania's refining capacity far exceeds domestic demand for refined petroleum products, allowing the country to export a wide range of oil products and petrochemicals — such as lubricants, bitumen, and fertilizers — throughout the region.
Refineries
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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- Arpechim RefineryArpechim RefineryArpechim Refinery is one of the largest Romanian refineries and one of the largest in Eastern Europe, located in Piteşti, Argeş County, and has both refining and petrochemical capacities. The refinery has two processing modules with a nominal capacity of 6.5 million tonnes/year. Now only one of...
, (PetromPetromPetrom is a Romanian oil company, the largest corporation in Romania and the largest gas and oil producer in Eastern Europe operating in several countries:*Romania - largest company;*Moldova - 2nd largest company, 31% market share;...
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), 70000 oilbbl/d - Astra Refinery, (Interagro), 20000 oilbbl/d
- Petrobrazi RefineryPetrobrazi RefineryPetrobrazi Refinery is one of the largest Romanian refineries and one of the largest in Eastern Europe, located in Ploieşti, Prahova County having as a main activity the processing of Romanian oil but also has a separate unit specialised in processing chemical products...
, (PetromPetromPetrom is a Romanian oil company, the largest corporation in Romania and the largest gas and oil producer in Eastern Europe operating in several countries:*Romania - largest company;*Moldova - 2nd largest company, 31% market share;...
/OMVOMVOMV is Austria's largest oil-producing, refining and gas station operating company with important activities in other Central European countries...
), 90000 oilbbl/d - Petromidia Constanţa RefineryPetromidia Constanta RefineryPetromidia Refinery is the largest Romanian oil refinery and one of the largest in Eastern Europe, located in Năvodari, Constanţa County, and has an annual processing capacity of 4.8 million tonnes/year or...
, (RompetrolRompetrolThe Rompetrol Group N.V. , is a Romanian oil company, that operates in many countries throughout Europe:unclear what "market share": refining? downstream? extraction? well services?*Romania - 2nd largest oil company, 40% market share...
), 100000 oilbbl/d - Petrotel LUKoil Ploieşti Refinery, (LUKOILLUKoilLukoil/LUKoil ; ) is Russia's second largest oil company and its second largest producer of oil. In 2009, the company produced 97.615 million tons of oil; ....
), 68000 oilbbl/d - Petrolsub Suplacu de Barcău Refinery, (PetromPetromPetrom is a Romanian oil company, the largest corporation in Romania and the largest gas and oil producer in Eastern Europe operating in several countries:*Romania - largest company;*Moldova - 2nd largest company, 31% market share;...
/OMVOMVOMV is Austria's largest oil-producing, refining and gas station operating company with important activities in other Central European countries...
), 15000 oilbbl/d - RAFO Oneşti RefineryRAFO OnestiRAFO Oneşti is one of the largest oil refineries in Romania and Eastern Europe with an annual total refining capacity of 3.5 million tonnes of oil....
, (Calder A), 70000 oilbbl/d - Steaua Romană Câmpina Refinery, (Omnimpex Chemicals), 15000 oilbbl/d
- Vega Ploieşti Refinery, (RompetrolRompetrolThe Rompetrol Group N.V. , is a Romanian oil company, that operates in many countries throughout Europe:unclear what "market share": refining? downstream? extraction? well services?*Romania - 2nd largest oil company, 40% market share...
), 20000 oilbbl/d