Economy Minister Ion Ariton held a meeting Friday with the OMV Petrom board president, Gerhard Roiss, as well as with the company’s chief executive officer, Mariana Gheorghe.
Talks referred to the unfolding of a strategic partnership between the government and Petrom, as well as past and future investments by Petrom in Romania. Another topic was the Nabucco gas pipeline, a project where OMV is involved, along with state-owned gas transporter Transgaz (TGN.RO).
OMV Petrom announced in March that it would permanently shut down Arpechim, for lack of a “credible” buyer. The unit was to be transformed into a storage facility for crude oil and oil products. Following this announcement, the government started talks with the oil company, in view of restarting the refinery.