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One of the major sources of authority for Rompetrol Brand is Petromidia refinery, the pillar of the local refining industry.

The largest Romanian refinery and one of the most modern refineries in South East Europe, with a material impact in the region and at a national level, Rompetrol Petromidia celebrated it’s 40^th anniversary in 2019 dedicated to performance and innovation.

Strategic position on the Black Sea

Petromidia is strategically positioned in Navodari, on the Black Sea Coast, 20 km near the port of Constanta. It uses its proprietary railway logistics, has access to the Danube-Black Sea channel and many facilities in the Midia Port: Berths 1-4 for crude and molasses)  and Berths  9 (A, B and C) for (for fuel products, ethylene and LPG).

The most important logistics asset of the refinery remains the sole off-shore sea terminal in Romania that can receive up to 160,000 TDW connected via marine and land hoses to the tanks located in the refinery. 

A complex refinery

Petromidia has an 11.4 Nelson complexity index and processes crude oil with a high content of Sulphur to produce only Euro 5 products.

The refinery has the highest yield of white products in the region (over 85%), ranked 9 among the 250 refineries in Europe and Africa*.

Constant investments, upgrade and modernization programs need to be implemented to keep refining at a competitive level, and also complying with strict European regulations.

Highlights 2024

• 4,62 mil tons feedstock processed
• 0.77 % wt technological loss
• 86.88 % wt yield for white products

Key Figures

Results 2024

The general turnaround of the Petromidia refinery represented a major financial and operational effort, aimed at maintaining an optimal level of operation of the refinery, in the best conditions of safety and labor security.

Petromidia recorded a white product yield up by 2.81% compared to the previous year – 86.88%wt, and Jet fuel yield reached a record 8.7%, with a production of about 400 thousand tons in 2024, a level close to the record of 2019.

Also, in December 2024, the Petromidia refinery achieved a record level of daily crude oil processing for the winter period with an average of 15 thousand tons per day (crude oil only).