Energy Partnership: Uniper Secures Natural Gas Supplies from OMV Petrom from 2027

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According to insider information, the German energy group Uniper has concluded a long-term supply agreement with the Romanian OMV subsidiary OMV Petrom. From 2027, Uniper will purchase natural gas from Romania, extracted from the Neptun Deep project in the Black Sea. The agreement covers the supply of 15 terawatt hours of natural gas over five years. This corresponds to around 1.5 percent of total German gas imports in 2024.

Neptune Deep in Romania's Black Sea is set to become one of the largest natural gas projects in the European Union. / Picture: © OMV Petrom - redaktionelle Verwendung honorarfrei

This partnership between Uniper and OMV Petrom is an important step in Germany's and the European Union's efforts to reduce dependence on Russian natural gas and secure energy supplies in the long term. As reported by Reuters,…