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OMV Petrom officials to be questioned on manipulating the energy market

By Anca Bernovici
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OMV Petrom representatives will be called to hearings within the commission for investigating the activity of the National Authority for Energy Regulation (ANRE) to provide information about the manipulation of the energy market and artificially raising prices, President of the Committee for Industries of the Chamber of Deputies, Iulian Iancu, stated, quoting a press release.

The statement comes as Razvan Nicolescu, former Energy Minister and also former director of OMV Petrom, wrote in a Facebook post that the recent changes to the Gas Law favor Russians from Gazprom.

According to Iancu, Nicolescu will be able to give all the necessary explanations, including those related to Gazprom, to the investigative commission.

”Otherwise, he will have to do it at the General Prosecutor,” Iancu replied.

Previously, on Tuesday also, Nicolescu wrote on Facebook: “We’re starting to get ridiculous in Brussels on topics that are not really important to Romania. The Brussels officials have very well understood that the big winner of these changes is Gazprom. This is the main reason why they oppose!”.

Nicolescu refers to the letter of the European Commissioner for Energy Miguel Canete, who warned that the recent amendments to the Gas Law in the commission led by Iulian Iancu could bring Romania back in the infringement procedure.

In turn, Iancu said he had prepared a response to Commissioner Canete, but, in his opinion, the European official would have been manipulated.

 

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Anca Bernovici

Anca Bernovici

I started my way in life with the intention to pursue a teaching career. But, after graduating from the Faculty of Letters – the University of Bucharest in 2004, my first job as a reporter at one of the leading newspapers in Romania changed my perspective. I have specialized in communication and communication campaigns, following the Master's courses at the Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies (FJSC), attending a BBC Communications scholarship.
I’ve represented several important publications in Romania as business journalist, being accredited in the finance and banking field. In 2015, I had the opportunity to interview the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Chief for Romania, Andrea Schaechter. As business journalist, I also had the opportunity to interview ministers for Economics and Commercial
Affairs offices within different embassies in Romania or officials of large companies investing on the domestic market.
After almost 15 years of journalism, I still want to explore new ways, to inform and stay updated. That’s why The Romania Journal project fits me so well.
Today I describe myself as a passionate about the history of world culture, having a PhD in Hebrew Culture and Civilization, after a scholarship at the University of Haifa International School, as a language addict, an environmental activist, pet lover and traveler.

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