According to Stiripesurse.ro, economic consultant Adrian Negrescu stated that Kazakhstan is a key supplier of crude oil to Romania. He noted that Kazakhstani crude accounts for about 63% of the country’s oil imports.
The expert noted that any disruptions to oil exports from Kazakhstan or to transportation via the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal in Novorossiysk could have serious consequences for Romanian oil refineries.
“According to available data for 2025, Romania covers approximately 77% of its oil needs through imports, with the remainder supplied by domestic production. Of these imports, about 63% come from Kazakhstan, which is the main supplier of oil to the Romanian market,” Negrescu wrote on Facebook.
“If you do the math, it turns out that about half of all the oil processed at Romania’s refineries is actually of Kazakh origin.”
Both major oil refineries operating in Romania depend to one degree or another on this supply. Petromidia, controlled by the Kazakh national oil company, is almost entirely supplied with Kazakhstani oil arriving via the port of Midia, which is managed by Rompetrol. Petrobrazi, an OMV Petrom refinery, in turn, also uses Kazakhstani oil, albeit to a lesser extent, while the remainder of its required volume comes through the port of Constanța from other sources, the economist states.
“It is precisely for this reason that any disruptions in oil exports from Kazakhstan could have a significant impact on supplies to Romanian refineries and, as a result, the entire domestic fuel market—from the actual availability of diesel and gasoline to the final price drivers pay at gas stations.”
Romanian media report that the CPC pipeline has stopped receiving oil from Kazakhstan following the suspension of oil loading onto ships. The reason cited is attacks on tankers near the Black Sea terminal.
Negrescu called on the authorities in Bucharest to take urgent action. According to him, without a prompt response, the country risks facing a fuel crisis unlike any it has experienced before.
Romania remains vulnerable to disruptions in crude oil supplies, as a significant portion of its oil imports depends on Kazakhstan and routes through the Black Sea.
