Tag: Romania

OMV contracts John Wood for SAF and HVO project in Romania

OMV contracts John Wood for SAF and HVO project in Romania

December 19, 2024 |

In Romania, John Wood has been awarded a significant contract by OMV Petrom for a major project to boost the production of sustainable fuel in Southeast Europe. Under the scope of this project, the Petrobrazi refinery in Romania will become the first major production facility for sustainable aviation fuel in the region. Following successful delivery […]

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OMV Petrom and Tarom announce Romania’s first SAF partnership

OMV Petrom and Tarom announce Romania’s first SAF partnership

November 10, 2024 |

In Romania, Romania Insider reported that OMV Petrom will supply sustainable aviation fuel to the Romanian state-operated airline Tarom starting January 1, 2025, based on a contract signed by the two companies. The oil firm will deliver the fuel to four airports in Romania, namely Henri Coandă International Airport in Bucharest, Avram Iancu International Airport […]

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OMV Petrom and TAROM agreed an SAF offtake contract beginning in January

OMV Petrom and TAROM agreed an SAF offtake contract beginning in January

November 7, 2024 |

In Romania, OMV Petrom and TAROM, Romania’s national airline, announced the signing of a contract for the supply of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a first for Romanian aviation. Starting January 1, 2025, OMV Petrom will supply TAROM with SAF at four airports in Romania, in compliance with the requirements of the RefuelEU Aviation Regulation: Henri […]

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Romania’s largest integrated dairy farm and BSOG team up to build 15MW biomethane plant

Romania’s largest integrated dairy farm and BSOG team up to build 15MW biomethane plant

October 16, 2024 |

In Romania, DN AGRAR Group, Romania’s largest integrated dairy farm, and BSOG Energy, an energy company specializing in the development of biomethane production projects in Romania, owned by Black Sea Oil & Gas, signed a cooperation agreement for the largest biomethane production project in Romania, with a total capacity of up to 15 MW. DN […]

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International Chemical Investors Group buys Clariant’s decomissioned 2G ethanol plant in Romania

International Chemical Investors Group buys Clariant’s decomissioned 2G ethanol plant in Romania

September 2, 2024 |

In Romania, International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) signed an agreement with Clariant to purchase the decommissioned bioethanol plant in Podari, Romania in late July. In the future, the site will be operated by ICIG’s biotechnology subsidiary Corden BioChem. As a biotechnology CDMO, Corden BioChem already operates one of Europe’s largest fermentation plants at the industrial […]

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OMV Petrom secures feedstock deal for SAF and HVO facility

OMV Petrom secures feedstock deal for SAF and HVO facility

July 1, 2024 |

In Romania, OMV Petrom concluded a contract with Expur S.A. for the supply of fully refined vegetable oil. It will be used as feedstock in the Petrobrazi refinery’s sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel (HVO) production facility, for which the company recently made final investment decision.  The contract was concluded for a period of […]

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OMV Petrom to invest over $806 million in biofuel plants in Romania

OMV Petrom to invest over $806 million in biofuel plants in Romania

June 14, 2024 |

In Romania, SeeNews reported that Romania’s top oil and gas group OMV Petrom said that it will invest $806.2 million to build several sustainable fuel plants at its Petrobrazi refinery, near the southern city of Ploiesti. According to the report, OMV Petrom will build a plant for the production of sustainable aviation fuels and renewable […]

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OMV Petrom to invest $805M in SAF/HVO production at Petrobrazi

OMV Petrom to invest $805M in SAF/HVO production at Petrobrazi

June 11, 2024 |

In Romania, OMV Petrom will invest approximately EUR 750 mn at Petrobrazi to transform the refinery into the first major producer of sustainable fuels in the region. The company has made the final investment decision to build a SAF/HVO facility along with two facilities for green hydrogen which will be used in the production of […]

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Diodra promises durable bamboo bikes

Diodra promises durable bamboo bikes

April 8, 2024 |

In Romania, bike startup Diodra has developed e-bikes with bamboo frames. At 15 kilos, Diodra claims the e-bikes are the lightest ever produced and boast additional features like auto-shifting gears and puncture-free tires.  According to designboom, bamboo has a higher strength-to-weight ratio than common bike frame materials like aluminum. It also notes that wood can […]

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OMV Petrom lands government financing for $152M 55MW green hydrogen facilities

OMV Petrom lands government financing for $152M 55MW green hydrogen facilities

February 26, 2024 |

In Romania, OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in Southeastern Europe, announces the signing of two financing contracts through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, for the construction of two production facilities for green hydrogen with a total capacity of 55 MW at the Petrobrazi refinery. The contracts were signed with the Romanian Ministry […]

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