The project is part of a larger expansion strategy which includes building 350 new gas stations in Romania, Ukraine, Turkey, Bulgaria, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova, Tussupbekov said.
Dutch-based the Rompetrol Group is fully owned by Kazakhstan’s state oil company KazMunayGas. The group has assets and operations in 12 countries, mainly based in France, Romania, Spain, and South-East Europe.
In Romania, Rompetrol runs 450 gas stations, 250 liquefied petroleum filing stations and 10,000 gas cylinders distribution points.
The group also operates a total storage capacity of 1.1 million cubic meters in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean.