The contract has a four-year term and it can be extended by one year, according to the announcement.
Dafora is 48.58% owned by businessman Gheorghe Calburean, while Petrom is 51% owned by Austrian oil and gas group OMV.
The company’s shares closed down 0.48% on the day Monday, to 0.1041 lei (EUR0.025). Petrom closed at RON0.0397. (EUR1=RON4.2272)