List of natural gas fields in Romania explained

See main article: Natural gas in Romania.

This is a list of natural gas fields in Romania.

Onshore fields

Field name	Location	Discovery	Begin of production	Operator	Proven reserves	Daily Production	Other notes	References
Bazna		1912	1915		1.05 Tcf	23.8 Mcf		^[1] ^[2]
Bătrânești		2008	2008	Romgaz	53 Bcf	7 Mcf		^[3]
Bențid		1964	1966	Romgaz	100 Bcf	30 Mcf		^[4]
		2008	2008	Romgaz	53 Bcf	7 Mcf
		2000	2006	Raffles Energy + Romgaz	107 Bcf (2010)	3.7 Mcf (2010)		^[5]
Bilciurești		1962	1962	Romgaz	100 Bcf (2010)	4.9 Mcf (2010)		^[6]
Bobocu		1966	1966		147 Bcf (2011)	25 Mcf/d (2011)	first developed by Romgaz, but abandoned in 1995 due to sand influx, taken over by Zeta Petroleum in 1998, production restarted 2011	^[7]
Brădești		1965	1966	Romgaz	74 Bcf	20 Mcf
Brodina		2009	2010	Romgaz, Aurelian Oil & Gas	99 Bcf (2010)	5.3 Mcf (2010)
		June 2016	2020	Romgaz	986 Bcf (2016)	12.76 Mcf per well (2020)		^[8] ^[9] ^[10]
Călinești		2010	2014		63 Bcf (2013)	10 Mcf (2013)		^[11]
		1900	1910	Romgaz	1.42 Tcf (2010)	42 Mcf (2010)		^[12]
		1915	1920	Romgaz	2.77 Tcf (2010)	3.7 Mcf (2010)		^[13]
		1920	1930	Romgaz	852 Bcf (2010)	52.5 Mcf (2010)		^[14]
Cușmed		1967	1968	Romgaz	75 Bcf (1995)	20 Mcf (1995)
		1915	1930	Romgaz	2.13 Tcf (2010)	130 Mcf (2010)
Damieni		1972	1972	Romgaz	39 Bcf (2010)	4.9 Mcf (2010)
Dârvari		2012	2015	Sterling Resources	148 Bcf (2013)	11 Mcf (2013)	Unconventional: shale gas	^[15]
		1912	1915	Romgaz	3 Tcf (1999)	178 Mcf (1999)		^[16]
		1958	1961	Romgaz	2.1 Bcf (2010)	107 Mcf (2010)		^[17] ^[18]
		1966	1970	Romgaz	100 Bcf (1995)	30 Mcf (1995)		^[19]
Gherăiești		2009	2010	Aurelian Oil & Gas	52 Bcf (2010)	3.52 Mcf (2010)		^[20]
		1971	1972	Romgaz	36 Bcf (2010)	5 Mcf (2010)		^[21]
Ghercești		1970	1975	Romgaz	400 Bcf (1995)	100 Mcf (1995)	Romgaz also operates a large gas storage facility at this site.
Ghindăoani		2000	2006	Aurelian Oil & Gas	115 Bcf (2010)	4 Mcf (2010)		^[22]
Grădiștea		2002	2007	Romgaz	170 Bcf (2007)	30 Mcf (2007)		^[23]
Ibănești		1965	1966	Romgaz	61 Bcf (1991)	20 Mcf (1991)
		1932	1935	Romgaz	532 Bcf (2010)	12 Mcf (2010)
		1920	1975	Romgaz	176 Bcf (2000)	21.3 Mcf (2008)		^[24] ^[25]
Lilieci		2009	2010	Aurelian Oil & Gas	147 Bcf (2010)	4.6 Mcf (2010)		^[26]
		1980	1988	Petrom	276 Bcf (2007)	84 Mcf (2007)		^[27]
		1943	1945	Petrom	52 Bcf (2008)	4.6 Mcf (2008)		^[28]
Miercurea Nirajului		1915	1930	Romgaz	1.42 Tcf (2010)	35 Mcf (2010)		^[29]
Mușenița		2012	2014	Zeta Petroleum	80 Bcf (2014)	37 Mcf (2014)		^[30]
Nades		1915	1930	Romgaz	355 Bcf (2009)	17.5 Mcf (2009)
		1920	1925	Romgaz	3.55 Tcf (2009)	70 Mcf (2009)
		2012	2015	Sterling Resources	124 Bcf (2013)	11 Mcf (2013)	Unconventional production: shale gas
	Poduri, Bacău County	2012	2014	Stratum Energy	235 Bcf (2014)	49 Mcf (2014)		^[31] ^[32] ^[33]
RBN-4		2008	2008	Romgaz	53 Bcf (2010)	3.74 Mcf (2010)		^[34]
		1992	1995	Romgaz	850 Bcf (2009)	84 Mcf (2009)		^[35]
Rodbav		1935	1938	Romgaz	213 Bcf (2010)	10 Mcf (2010)
Roua		1915	1930	Romgaz	1.6 Tcf (2010)	23.8 Mcf (2010)
Salonta		2010	2010	Expert Petroleum	230 Bcf (2010)	54.5 Mcf (2010)		^[36]
		1909	1912	Romgaz	354 Bcf (2010)	71 Mcf (2010)
Sângeorgiu de Pădure		1920	1925	Romgaz	871 Bcf (2010)	55 Mcf (2010)		^[37]
Sighișoara		2003	2004	Romgaz, Wintershall	196 Bcf (2004)	10.6 Mcf (2004)		^[38] ^[39]
Solca		2010	2012	Europa Oil & Gas	80 Bcf (2012)	106 Mcf (2012)		^[40]
Spinoasa		1980	1985	Romgaz	1.045 Tcf (2013)	100 Mcf (2013)
		1915	1920	Romgaz	52 Bcf (2010)	53 Mcf (2010)
		1915	1930	Romgaz	2.84 Tcf (2010)	70 Mcf (2010)		^[41]
		1915	1930	Romgaz	355 Bcf (2010)	17.5 Mcf (2010)
Suceava	Suceava, County			H2Oil + Raffles
Târgu Mureș		1920	1925	Romgaz	697 Bcf (2010)	55 Mcf (2010)
		1950	1955	Romgaz	418 Bcf (2010)	55 Mcf (2010)
		1915	1930	Romgaz	1.06 Tcf (2010)	23.8 Mcf (2020)
Torcești		2007	2008	Petrom	52 Bcf (2008)	4.8 Mcf (2008)		^[42]
Totea		2011	2011	Petrom	360 Bcf (2011)	16.9 Mcf (2011)		^[43]
Voitinel		2010	2012	Aurelian Oil & Gas Europa Oil & Gas Romgaz	415 Bcf (2010)	106 Mcf (2010)		^[44]
		1914	1920	Romgaz	416 Bcf (2009)	3.6 Mcf (2010)	62 active drilling rigs as of 2018	^[45] ^[46]

Offshore fields

Field name	Location	Discovery	Begin of production	Operator	Proven reserves	Production per day	Other notes	References
A-E	Black Sea - Midia Block	2010	2015	Sterling Resources	43 Bcf	11 Mcf
Ana	Black Sea - Midia Block	2010	2010	Sterling Resources	247 Bcf	110 Mcf
Anca	Black Sea - Midia Block	2010	2018	Sterling Resources	442 Bcf	88 Mcf
Balaur	Black Sea	2010	2015	Sterling Resources	125 Bcf	22 Mcf
Bianca	Black Sea	2010	2015	Sterling Resources	114 Bcf (2015)	22 Mcf (2015)		^[47]
Clara	Black Sea	2010	2015	Sterling Resources	97 Bcf (2015)	11 Mcf (2015)
Cobălcescu	Black Sea	2000	2002	Petrom	70 Bcf (2013)	30 Mcf (2013)		^[48]
Doina	Black Sea	1990	1995	Petrom	200 Bcf (2008)	17.7 Mcf (2008)		^[49]
Domino	Black Sea	2012	2020	Petrom, ExxonMobil	1.46 Tcf (2020)	630 Mcf (2020)		^[50] ^[51]
East Cobălcescu	Black Sea	2013	2018	PetroCeltic	491 Bcf (2018)	200 Mcf (2018)		^[52]
Florina	Black Sea	2010	2015	Sterling Resources	77 Bcf (2015)	11 Mcf (2015)
Gina	Black Sea	2010	2015	Sterling Resources	88 Bcf (2015)	22 Mcf (2015)		^[53]
Ioana	Black Sea	2010	2015	Sterling Resources	653 Bcf (2015)	110 Mcf (2015)		^[54]
Lira	Black Sea	2016	not yet started	Lukoil	1.1 Tcf (2016)	not yet started		^[55]
Luceafărul	Black Sea	2013	2018	Sterling Resources	104 Bcf (2018)	50 Mcf (2018)
Maria	Black Sea - Midia Block	2010	2018	Sterling Resources	102 Bcf (2018)	22 Mcf (2018)		^[56]
Miorița	Black Sea - Midia Block	2010	2015	Sterling Resources	125 Bcf (2015)	22 Mcf (2015)		^[57]
Muridava	Black Sea - Block EX27	2011	not started	Melrose Resources	169 Bcf (2011)	up to 100 Mcf/d		^[58]
Nadia	Black Sea - Midia Block	2013	2018	Sterling Resources	306 Bcf (2018)	50 Mcf (2018)
Paula	Black Sea	2013	2018	Sterling Resources	58 Bcf (2012)	5 Mcf (2012)
Pelican South	Black Sea - Neptun Deep	2014	not yet started	OMV, ExxonMobil	700-900 Bcf (2015)	200 Mcf		^[59]
South Cobălcescu	Black Sea	2012	2018	PetroCeltic	404 Bcf (2014)	202 Mcf (2014)		^[60]

Further reading

• Web site: Natural Gas in Romania . Offshore Technology . 21 January 2024 . 28 September 2023. section: "Largest natural gas producing fields in Romania (2022)"

• News: Pavalasc . Marian . Despite Living Atop A Gas Field, Romanian Villagers Are Still Burning Wood . 21 January 2024 . Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . . 13 September 2022 . en. - Caragele gas field

• News: Elliott . Stuart . BSOG completes first planned turnaround of Midia gas fields offshore Romania . 21 January 2024 . S&P Global Commodity Insights . 30 October 2023.

• Carter . F. W. . Natural Gas in Romania . . 1970 . 55 . 2 . 214–220 . 40567242 . 21 January 2024 . 0016-7487.

• Tulucan . Alina Dana . Soveja-Iacob . Lucia-Elena . Krezsek . Csaba . History of the oil and gas industry in Romania . Geological Society Special Publications . January 2018 . 465 . 1 . 191–200 . 10.1144/SP465.15 . 2018GSLSP.465..191T . 135099293 . 21 January 2024.

• Coloja . Pascu Mihai . Dinu . Florinel . ABOUT 100 YEARS OF THE ROMANIAN GAS INDUSTRY: 1909-2009. Annals of DAAAM & Proceedings EBSCOhost . Annals of DAAAM & Proceedings, 2009 . 1 January 2009 . 1827 . 21 January 2024 . en.

• Book: Popescu . Bogdan M. . Niculescu . Nicolae . Regional Petroleum Geology of the World . January 1994 . 287–311 . 21 January 2024 . Romania.

• Coconea . Gabriel . Natural Gas, An Essential Source of Energy in The Romanian Economy . Energy Exploration & Exploitation . October 1994 . 12 . 5 . 359–368 . 10.1177/014459879401200503 . 1994EExEx..12..359C . 132973000 . 21 January 2024 . en . 0144-5987.

• Antonescu . Niculae Napoleon . INDUSTRIA DE PETROL ȘI GAZE DIN ROMÂNIA, LA UN SECOL DE LA MAREA UNIRE . Mesagerul Energetic . June 2018 . 21 January 2024 . ro. - alternate download site

• Bulearcă . Marius . Popescu . Cătălin . CĂI DE DEZVOLTARE A INDUSTRIEI HIDROCARBURILOR DIN ROMÂNIA ÎN DECENIUL URMĂTOR. Review of Management & Economic Engineering EBSCOhost . openurl.ebsco.com . 1 September 2019 . 21 January 2024 . en.

• Web site: Visenescu . Ramona . Bartelet . Henry Antoine . How Romania can become a key player in the European gas market . 10.13140/RG.2.2.32059.49446 . 2017.

• Book: Bowden . Julian . SE Europe gas markets: towards integration . Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. . 21 January 2024 . 10.26889/9781784671488 . October 2019. 978-1-78467-148-8 . - working paper

• News: Top 10 câmpuri petrolifere şi gazeifere cu cea mai mare producţie din România . Economica.net . 15 March 2016 . ro. ("Top 10 oil and gas fields with the highest production in Romania")

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