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Dozens of miners from the Jilț Quarry refused to go to work this morning. Miners from shifts I and III gathered in the yard of the mining unit and refuse to climb into the tanks. They complain about working conditions. The miners are…

Siemens Energy, one of the world’s leading energy technology companies, has renewed its commitment to Romania by announcing investment, supply chain opportunities and job creation. Siemens Energy has a longstanding history with Romania…

After months of discussions and negotiations in the Coalition, the draft offshore law was tabled in Parliament on Friday. The initiative aims to unblock investments in the Black Sea, ensure Romania's energy independence and reduce…

Amid panic at oil stations in Romania on Wednesday evening, with Romanians taking them by storm to refuel after information on sudden exaggerated price hikes, the Romanian Minister of Energy, Virgil Popescu assured that increase in fuel…

The General Prosecutor announced on Tuesday that it had opened a criminal case against the incident that took place in the rostrum of the Parliament a day ago, when the Minister of Energy, Virgil Popescu, was abruptly attacked by the AUR…

The Offshore Law will be amended by the end of this parliamentary session, namely by summer, Energy minister Virgil Popescu said, asking investors who are waiting for this law to unblock investments and have "a little bit more patience".…

Romgaz will file a bid to take over the Exxon stake in the Black Sea natural gas project "Neptun Deep" in the upcoming two months until the incumbent interim GM's term expires, Energy minister Virgil Popescu has announced on Thursday. The…

The file in which former minister Constantin Nita has been sentenced to 4 years in jail for corruption will be retried, a 5-judge panel with the High Court of Cassation and Justice (Supreme Court – ICCJ) has ruled on Monday. Nita filed…

Swiss group Clariant, operating in the chemical industry, started last week, in Podari commune, Dolj County, the construction works of a large-scale cellulosic ethanol production plant from agricultural residues, the first such plant of the…

Two miners have been victims of a gallery collapse in Lupeni coal mine Wednesday morning, at about 8.00h. One of the men was brought dead from underground, State Secretary with Interior Ministry, Raed Arafat, has told Antena3 TV private…