This statistic shows the average prices of diesel fuel in Romania from 2008 to 2021 in euros per liter. It outlines that the average price of diesel fuel peaked in 2014 at 1.36 euros per liter but decreased again in the following years to 1.01 euros per liter in 2021. A monthly evolution of the diesel prices in Romania provides with an even clearer overview of the situation. In other words, diesel prices peaked in October 2018 at 114 British pence per liter, and slowly started a decreasing trend, amounting to 94.6 British pence per liter by March 2021.
Oil industry
Romania is known for its substantial oil refinery capacity and was considered to be the most important European producer of oil in World War II. In 2019, OMV Petrom S.A. was the leading company in the oil industry in the country, with a turnover worth 19.8 billion Romanian lei and a net profit of more that 3.5 billion Romanian lei. At the same time, the company had approximately 13.3 thousand employees by 2018.
Natural gas
When it comes to natural gas reserves, in 2009 Romania ranked 30th among countries with proved reserves of natural gas and has a gas network of more than 42 thousand kilometers. In the middle of the 20th century, Romania was the first natural gas exporter in Europe, and starting with the late 70s, it began importing gas from the Soviet Union. As for natural gas consumption, it peaked in 2005 at 16.2 billion cubic meters, and later dropped to 10.9 billion cubic meters by 2019.
Average prices of diesel fuel in Romania from 2008 to 2021
(in euros)
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BMWK. (May 3, 2021). Average prices of diesel fuel in Romania from 2008 to 2021 (in euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/603781/diesel-fuel-prices-romania/
BMWK. "Average prices of diesel fuel in Romania from 2008 to 2021 (in euros)." Chart. May 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/603781/diesel-fuel-prices-romania/
BMWK. (2021). Average prices of diesel fuel in Romania from 2008 to 2021 (in euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/603781/diesel-fuel-prices-romania/
BMWK. "Average Prices of Diesel Fuel in Romania from 2008 to 2021 (in Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/603781/diesel-fuel-prices-romania/
BMWK, Average prices of diesel fuel in Romania from 2008 to 2021 (in euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/603781/diesel-fuel-prices-romania/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Average prices of diesel fuel in Romania from 2008 to 2021 (in euros) [Graph], BMWK, May 3, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/603781/diesel-fuel-prices-romania/