OMV Petrom, the largest energy company in South-Eastern Europe, has invested 1.5 million euros in the Petrobrazi refinery to streamline the lighting system of the ten industrial ramps where crude oil and raw materials are unloaded and petroleum products are loaded.

The old lighting system in the refinery’s supply ramps has been decommissioned and conventional lighting fixtures have been replaced with about 1,000 new LEDs. The new LED-based lighting system will halve the annual amount of electricity used by the refinery on industrial ramps, resulting in an annual reduction of about 100 tonnes of carbon emissions. The reduction in emissions is equivalent to the volume of carbon dioxide seized annually of about 18,000 trees.

“We have an essential role in providing the energy that Romania needs and we want to contribute through various solutions to reducing carbon emissions in all our business segments. We continue our environmentally friendly initiatives throughout the value chain that include both the implementation of new technologies and efficient energy management during operations,” said Radu Căprău, member of the Management Board of OMV Petrom, responsible for Downstream Oil activity.

Petrobrazi has a total crude oil processing capacity of 4.5 million tonnes per year and, since 2005, OMV Petrom has invested approximately 1.8 billion Euro in the Petrobrazi refinery. One third of this investment has helped reduce environmental impact.