Trading & Supply Chain | Rompetrol Operations

Rompetrol added to its core downstream activities of refining and distribution of products the expertise of our traders located in Switzerland.

The diversity of supply sources is a key element of energy security, and the Group’s offshore marine terminal has a significant contribution to ensuring an alternative route for feedstock supply, bringing crude oil from the Tengiz and Kashagan oilfields, the most resource-rich areas in Kazakhstan.

In Romania, the Group has developed efficient logistics assets that transform the country into an energy hub and gateway to Europe.

Sustainability in Trading & Supply Chain

Minimizing the impact of the raw materials supply and product delivery activities is an important business objective for the Group. Rompetrol is the largest exporter of petroleum products, gasoline, diesel, and the largest local producer of aviation fuel. Thanks to investments in refining units, these products meet Euro 5 quality standards.

The 800+ vessels unloaded a total volume of about 69 million tons of crude oil, intended exclusively to supply the largest refinery in Romania, Petromidia.

The crude oil brought in between 2009 and May 2026 was mainly of Kazakh origin, as a result of the constant efforts made by the trading division of KMG International (Rompetrol). Incidentally, ship number 816 unloaded 80,000 tons of Kazakh KEBCO (Kazakh Export Blend Crude Oil), an assortment with increasing demand in the European Union.

The marine terminal is controlled by radio from a distance of 9 km, and all the equipment and sensors that ensure its operation are powered by solar and wind energy.

Supplier of Raw Materials

Trading provides the three Rompetrol production units of the Group, Petromidia and Vega refineries and the sole petrochemicals division in Romania with crude oil and raw materials.The main source of crude supply is Kazakhstan, ensuring local stability and security in a market influenced by disruptive factors.

It manages the petroleum products stocks of the two refineries and distribution activities in Romania and it also sells fuels and niche products locally and to the Group's subsidiaries (Rompetrol Bulgaria, Rompetrol Moldova, Rompetrol Georgia), as well as to its traditional partners.

Added Value Products

An important activity of trading is the selling of special products obtained at Vega refinery, petrochemical products and LPG produced at Petromidia refinery. White products produced at Vega refinery (naphtha, ecological solvents, n-hexane and white spirit) represent more than 60% of the total niche products sold by the trading division.

In recent years, Vega refinery has produced record quantities of bitumen and n-hexane due to the improved quality of the raw materials and the increase in demand on the regional market. The petrochemicals division continues to consolidate its market position by developing new polymer grades, as well as by optimizing logistical operations for product sales.

The current needs of the medical sector created the context for our specialists to innovate and produce special grades of polypropylene dedicated to the production of protective medical masks. Larger quantities of LPG produced at Petromidia increased trading sales on the Romanian market and in neighboring countries such as Bulgaria, the Republic of Moldova, Macedonia and Serbia, where there is a high demand.

Supply Chain

The strategic location of our main logistic assets in Midia Port, near Constanta, allows a faster and more efficient supply of crude oil, both quantitatively and qualitatively, to Petromidia refinery through our own offshore marine terminal located 8.6 km from Midia Port in the Black Sea.

At Petromidia refinery, the supply chain infrastructure consists of primary logistics (trains), through which fuels are delivered to the company’s six depots in Romania (Arad, Craiova, Mogoşoaia, Simleul Silvaniei, Vatra Dornei and Zarnesti), as well as to other domestic and international petroleum products customers. The entire quantity of raw materials for Vega refinery is delivered by rail from Petromidia. More than 80% of Vega refinery sales are carried out by rail. More than 55% of Petromidia refinery’s annual production is delivered by rail.

Secondary logistics (tank trucks/trucks) supplies customers in Romania and neighbouring countries, where the products obtained at Petromidia, Vega and the Petrochemicals Division reach end consumers.

The onshore Midia Port terminals (Berth 9 A, B, C) allow shipping of oil products to our subsidiaries in the Republic of Moldova, Georgia, Bulgaria, as well as to other traditional partners in the Black Sea region. Several vital raw materials for Petromidia are also unloaded at Berths 9, such as MTBE, ethylene, biodiesel, diesel blending components and finished diesel fuel.

Automation

Automation of the supply chain is in line with the company's digital transformation and that of its assets, and it will have a significant impact on the overall efficiency of trading activities.

Modernization and Automation of the Fuel Loading-Unloading Systems

To consolidate and improve supply chain activities in Romania, the fuel loading-unloading systems of the local depots and Petromidia refinery terminals have been modernized and automated.

The project was implemented in all depots in Romania and in the five terminals of the Petromidia refinery (loading onto rail and road transport for products such as fuels, fuel oil, LPG, jet fuel, propylene, raffinate, etc.).

The implementation of the program contributes to:

reducing the fuel loading-unloading time by 30%;
reducing technological losses;
automating the verification and issuance of related documents;
providing traceability and real-time stock management;
eliminating potential risks caused by the human factor.

Our Logistic Assets

Most of our logistic assets are located on the Romanian shore of the Black Sea, close to Petromidia refinery, the biggest unit in Romania and one of the most modern in SE Europe. The company that operates these logistic assets is Midia Marine Terminal, established in 2007, by taking over the administration of the berths in Midia Port from Rompetrol Logistics, a company that developed operations in this area since 2001.

Petromidia and Vega loading/unloading facilities
Offshore oil terminal and crude oil tank farm at Petromidia refinery
Primary and secondary logistics activities for Petromidia, Vega and the Petrochemicals Division
Onshore Midia Port terminals: Berths no. 1-4 (for crude oil and molasses) and no. 9 - 9A, 9B, 9C (for refined products, ethylene and LPG)

Unique Project in Romania

Built in 2008, 8.6 km out in the Midia Port of the Black Sea, the crude oil terminal has a technical capacity of 24 million tons/year and receives vessels up to 165,000 tons deadweight.

The marine terminal transfers 5 million tons of crude oil annually to Petromidia, a volume handled by almost 65 tankers per year.

Through a pipeline system of over 10,000 meters (8,600 meters underwater and 1,500 meters on land), the crude oil is transferred directly to the tank farm with a maximum capacity of 420,000 m³, also operated by Midia Marine Terminal.

Midia Marine Terminal has almost 250 employees, 48 of whom are specialized in operating the offshore terminal. More than 30 people are assigned to the onshore operations, carried out in Midia Port, where MMT unloads and loads smaller vessels.

The largest share of MMT employees is within the Petromidia and Vega refineries, with over 130 people involved in operating the loading/unloading facilities, with continuous operations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Seven Berths in Midia Port and Rail & Road Loading Infrastructure

Annually, almost 2 million tons of petroleum products, LPG, ethylene and raw materials are imported and exported through the seven berths in Midia Port, handled by approximately 550 vessels per year.

The volume operated through the loading/unloading ramps of Petromidia and Vega refineries exceeds 4.6 million tons of petroleum products per year, representing approximately 67,000 rail tank wagons and over 53,000 road tank trucks annually.

Ship-to-Ship Operations in Open Seas

Byron Shipping is our second company specialized in offshore services, the only Romanian agency specialized in assistance services for vessels operating even in open seas, offering complete shipping agency services in Romanian maritime ports, Constanța and Midia, as well as in river ports.

Operating initially as a shipping agency for the first oil tankers operated in Midia Port, it later expanded to provide this type of services to other relevant players in the Romanian Oil & Gas market.

The company is the interface between ship owners and Romanian authorities, ensuring a full range of specialized services for vessels operating in all Romanian ports. The company equally contributes to the optimization of traffic flow in Midia and Constanța Ports and also to the efficient planning of maritime terminal activities, in line with the needs and priorities of the Petromidia refinery and the petrochemicals division.