“The new stations are part of Rompetrol’s development strategy in Moldova, started in 2010,” said Titov Buzescu, retail vice-president within the Rompetrol group.

This year, Rompetrol Moldova took over the activities of MoldInterGaz, part of Rompetrol Gas. This is a company specializing in the import and distribution of liquefied petroleum gas to Moldova.

The Rompetrol group currently operates more over 1,000 gas stations in Romania, Moldova, Bulgaria, Georgia, France, Spain and Ukraine. In 2012, the company plans to develop retail operations in Turkey as well.

The Rompetrol Group is controlled by Kazakh state-owned oil company KazMunayGas.