The meeting was held at the Government headquarters and it was also attended by US Ambassador to Romania Mark Gitenstein, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX.

Minor protests were held Tuesday before the Economy Ministry, against shale gas drilling.

Bulgaria recently withdrew Chevron’s drilling license.

Chevron’s Romania representative, Thomas Holst, announced late-2010 that Chevron would start drilling in Romania in 2012, looking for unconventional gas.