Romania's Premier: "Sale to OMV was a Huge Loss"

EnergyOil & Gas ♦ Published: March 30, 2011; 02:19 ♦ (Vindobona)

Prime Minister of Romania Emil Boc regrets the 2004 sale of the then government owned Petrom to Austria's OMV.

Romania's Premier: "Sale to OMV was a Huge Loss" / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The sale of Petrom to OMV has "caused huge damage to the Romanian economy," said Boc. The 2004 privatization of the oil company made by his predecessor has been a mistake. The sale price of € 700m for a third of the shares was too low. A report by experts showed that the group had a value of € 6bn in 2006. Romanian politicians have already started investigative measures on the sale…