The pipe will cross the counties Galati and Bacau. Works are set to take 14 months, according to a report published Wednesday by the company on the Bucharest bourse.

Condmag shareholders include businessman Gheorghe Calburean with a 45.82% stake and Dutch-registered investment fund OGBB A Van Herk with a 10.91% stake.

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