Queue of kilometers of tankers at the gate of the largest refinery in Romania. What drivers say
At the Rompetrol Refinery in Năvodari, a queue of kilometers of tankers was formed on the night of Wednesday to Thursday waiting to load gasoline and diesel to take them to the gas stations, writes the Constanta publication Focus Press.
According to her, the transporters said that they had to travel hundreds of kilometers to reach the Petromidia refinery in Năvodari, in an attempt to secure the necessary stocks for distribution.
Many of them complained of waiting times of hours or even a whole day, in difficult weather conditions, on wet roads and low visibility.
“I came from Iași and I've been waiting in line since last night. We don't know exactly how long it will last,” said one of the drivers in the queue.
Similar situations were also reported by transporters from the Moldova area and from the center of the country, according to the local publication.
Petromidia has a refining capacity of 5 million tons per year, representing almost half of the country's refining capacity, and provides a third of domestic fuel consumption.
The other refineries in Romania are Petrobrazi, operated by OMV Petrom, which has a capacity of 4.5 million tons, and Petrotel Lukoil, with a capacity of 2.4 million tons.
Fuels may become more expensive in the coming days
The price of diesel could increase in the coming days up to 9.4 – 9.6 lei per liter, and some gas stations may temporarily run out of fuel stocks, against the backdrop of tensions on the international oil market, large price differences between networks and preventive supplies, warned Wednesday the president of the Intelligent Energy Association (AEI), Dumitru Chisăliță, according to Agerpres.
“The May 1st holiday comes with price increases and potential local shortages, which must attract the vigilance of those leaving home. It's not a question of whether diesel will become more expensive, but how soon,” he said.
“The oil market has re-entered a risk zone, and the effects are already being felt in the pockets of Romanian drivers. The barrel of Brent crude oil is hanging around $110, pushed up not by a booming economy, but by instability and fear. The realistic range for the next few days – $106 to $116 – says everything. The market is no longer about balance, but about nerves. And nerves cost,” said the specialist in an analysis entitled 'Diesel and gasoline rise again – Romania pays the bill for global tensions'.
At the time of publication of this news, the international quotations of Brent oil were almost 123 dollars per barrel.
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