Petromidia

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 45^th anniversary in 2024 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 9.32 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.

Decrease the electricity consumption

Through the programs of modernization and increasing the efficiency of units and production flows within Petromidia refinery, we have undertaken constant rmeasures to reduce the electricity consumption.

New Cogeneration plant built on the Petromidia platform

The plant meets the highest technological, energy-efficiency, and environmental-protection standards.

The plant uses natural gas as its main fuel to produce electricity and heat. Its technical configuration includes two high-efficiency Siemens-brand gas turbines that convert natural gas into mechanical energy to generate electricity, and two heat recovery boilers that capture and reuse heat from the turbine exhaust.

Together, these units generate about 80 MW of electricity, meeting the Petromidia platform's electricity needs with 60–70 MW. They also supply up to 180 tons per hour of technological steam and up to 20 MW of hot water for Năvodari’s heating system.

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Contribution to Romania’s state budget

Rompetrol Rafinare has continued to be a major support to the Romanian state budget, with a contribution of over 2.1 billion USD in 2025.

Rompetrol Rafinare operates the two refineries of the KMG International Group – Petromidia, Năvodari (the largest and most complex refinery in the country) and Vega, Ploieşti (the only producer of bitumen and hexane in Romania), along with the country’s only petrochemical division, maintaining the local refining industry at high standards.

The main shareholders of Rompetrol Rafinare SA are KMG International (54.63% – directly and indirectly) and the Romanian State, through the Ministry of Energy (44.7%).

Highlights 2025

5.9 mil tons feedstock processed

0.78 % wt technological loss

87.1 % wt yield for white products

Digital transformation program

The refinery has continued to invest in automation solutions for increasing efficiency. APC is one of the biggest projects part of the digital transformation.

The implementation began in 2017 as a pilot project at the Atmospheric and Vacuum Distillation Unit (DAV) – one of the most important units in the processing of crude oil that ensures the raw material for the rest of the installations from the refinery.

The benefits generated by APC for this unit amounted to about USD 1.5 million/year, but also led to stability in operational activity.

Key Figures

Results 2025

In 2025, the Petromidia Refinery processed approximately 5.9 million tons of feedstock, up 27% compared to the previous year, resulting in a total production of nearly 4.8 million tons of fuels, of which 1.7 million tons were gasoline and 3.1 million tons were diesel and jet fuel. Of the total fuels produced, approximately 61% were supplied to the domestic market.

Throughout the year, the refinery recorded several operational milestones, including the highest crude throughput to date, achieved with KMG's support. The yield of white products (gasoline, diesel, LPG, jet fuel, and propylene) reached 87.1 wt%, the highest value recorded to date, while technological losses remained low at 0.78%. At the same time, the refinery’s energy performance improved, with the Energy Intensity Index (EII) decreasing to a new historic low of 92.5 points.

The refinery’s utilization rate reached 98.1%, supported by high operational reliability and favorable market conditions, with an average throughput of approximately 16.13 thousand tons per day. At the same time, refinery fuel gas production increased to a record 205 thousand tons per year, helping reduce natural gas consumption and optimize processing costs.

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