Rompetrol Downstream – KMG International Group retail division in Romania opened the fifth Rompetrol gas station in Craiova. The total investment amounts to $1.5 million and ensures 15 new work places.
„The new gas station, the 11th opened this year, is part of the company’s strategy for the expansion of the retail network at the national level and the consolidation of its presence in key areas. This allows us to be closer to our clients and offer them high quality products and services”, said Serghei Sevcenco, General Director Rompetrol Downstream.
The company employs 290 employees in the county, operates a network of gas stations – 4 Rompetrol stations in Craiova, 11 Rompetrol Partener stations and 12 Express stations in different location in Dolj County. The company also has a depot in Almaj (20km from Craiova), Rompetrol cylinder distribution points and 17 LPG stations.
„Finalizing the modernization of Rompetrol stations and Petromidia Navodari refinery – the largest production unit in Romania and one of the most complex in the Black Sea region, the Group has a strategic aim to consolidate and expand its retail activities in Romania, Bulgaria, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova. Craiova is not just the heart of Oltenia but also our regional center where, besides the gas stations network, we have a depot connected to the road and railway infrastructure, which ensures our necessities for development”, stated Vlad Rusnac, Chief Retail Officer KMG International.
At the end of August, at the national level, Rompetrol Downstream operated 940 points of sales (own gas stations, Rompetrol Partener stations, Rompetrol Express stations, internal bases of 9 and 20 m3), 70 units more than during the same period last year. To be added 6 fuel depots (Arad, Craiova, Mogosoaia, Simleul Silvaniei, Vatra Dornei and Zarnesti) and 3 LPG bottling stations (Bacau, Arad and Pantelimon).
In January – June 2019, Rompetrol Downstream together with Rompetrol Gas have managed an increase of 7% in total fuel sales (gasoline, diesel and LPG) on the local market. The evolution was supported by the expansion of the distribution network and by the important increase in the NFR segment (non-fuel retail).