At the end of June, the company had 15,237 employees, the group’s officials said in a statement Wednesday.
Last year, the company closed down 350 drilling wells.
Group oil and gas production amounted to 32.08 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe). In Romania, total oil and gas production was 30.50 million boe, 3% lower compared to the first six months of 2015. Crude oil production in Romania was 13.30 million bbl, 4% lower compared to January-June 2015, mainly due to the natural decline and bad weather impact, the company said in a statement.
Gas production in Romania decreased by 1% to 17.21 million boe, due to the decline in main gas fields (Totea, Bulbuceni, Bustuchin) despite the successful workovers and increased contribution from Lebada Est NAG project.