“In the retail zone, we want to extend our networks in Moldova, Bulgaria, Georgia, as well as in Romania. In Romania, we want 15 new stations this year,” KMG International vice-president, Catalin Dumitru, told ZF Power Summit on Monday.
Dumitru added that 2015 was the first year with profitability for Petromidia refinery and that they want to keep this evolution in 2016 as well.
In his turn, Neil Anthony Morgan, member of OMV Petrom Executive Board, responsible for Downstream Oil said that the company opened last year eight new gas stations and this year, it will focus on optimizing the network.
Asked whether OMV Petrom currently plans to sell the gas stations or the refinery, Morgan said that there is no strategic plan at the moment but the company is analyzing market opportunities.
Thus, OMV Petrom is considering new opportunities in the country, in order to optimize its operations, and has in plan potential new investments for Petrobrazi refinery.