Winstar Satu Mare Starts Drilling Works At Well In Satu Mare Concession
Oil company Winstar Satu Mare, owned by Serinus Energy, started drilling works at onshore concession Satu Mare, which it owns jointly with KMG International, former Rompetrol Group.
The works at exploration well Moftinu-1001, located in Moftinu village, Satu Mare, are expected to take 18 days, according to Serinus Energy. The rig will move to the second location, Moftinu‑1002bis, immediately after drilling and casing Moftinu-1001. Both wells are expected to be drilled and cased by mid-December, and completion and testing will commence in late January 2015, the company said. (Adevarul)
Romania Exported Agrifood Products Worth EUR3.27B In January-August
Romania registered a trade surplus in the first eight months of the year, while agri-food product exports totaled EUR3.27 billion, up 11.4% on the year, Agriculture Minister Daniel Constantin stated.
“It is important that it will be the second consecutive year with trade surplus,” Daniel Constantin was quoted by Agerpres as saying.
In 2013, Romania managed, for the first time in the last 20 years, to register a surplus of over EUR300 million in trade with agri-food products, compared with a EUR800 million deficit in 2012. (Puterea)
Romanian Retailers To Extend Black Friday For Several Days
The Black Friday phenomenon has quickly become very popular in Romania as retailers offer significant price cuts for their products.
Thus, in 2014, retailers will organize Black Friday 2014 for several days, starting with November 22.
Black Friday 2014 Romania should normally take place on November 28, 2014, but last year, important retailers, such as eMag, Evomag.ro, Flanco, Domo, Altex and many others announced their Black Friday will start one week earlier this year, on November 22, and will last until December 1. (Puterea)
Nearly 50% Of Romanians Chose Not To Vote In First Round Of Presidential Elections
In the first round of presidential elections, 48% of the Romanians with voting right chose not to vote, although they had 14 options for presidential candidates.
Nevertheless, in the last 25 years, sociologists did not manage to identify the exact profile of undecided persons based on age, studies, sex or environment, although various measures have been taken so far to convince them to vote. (Romania Libera)
Presidential Candidates Met For Second TV Confrontation
The two Romanian presidential candidates, Victor Ponta and Klaus Iohannis, met Wednesday evening for the second televised political debate, hosted by B1TV.
According to bloggers of adevarul.ro, after Victor Ponta was considered the winner in the first TV debate, on Realitatea TV, it seems that they are now on equal positions.
„Victor Ponta came to B1TV with a clear target: to humiliate and intimidate Klaus Iohannis. His technique was to permanently compare him with Traian Basescu and remind him of the previous meeting’s failure“, according to Dan Ionescu, political consultant and blogger of adevarul.ro. On the other hand, Iohannis proved more combative, showing he could do better than in the previous political debate. (Adevarul)