Important speakers will debate the most important topics in the natural gas industry:

• Natural gas supply in the winter of 2024-2025;
• The evolution of natural gas prices in Romania and Europe; Forecasts for the coming months;
• The Draghi Report; The contribution of natural gas to the competitiveness of the industry, in the context of the energy transition;
• How the new European Commission will act for the future of energy/natural gas;
• “Antwerp Declaration” – How to make the economy more competitive in the face of economic threats;
• Neptun-Deep project – benefits for Romania;
• How we use hydrogen in Romania’s interest;
• Evolution of natural gas production in Romania;
• Vth regulation period; investments in natural gas distribution networks;
• Capping gas prices; payment for energy suppliers;
• The influence of fiscal measures on the oil and gas sector;
• The benefits of carbon capture, use and storage (CCUS) technology.

The event will be moderated by:

Ancuța STANCIU, Founding Member and Chief Editor at Financial Intelligence and

Adina ARDELEANU, Founding Member and Deputy Chief Editor at Financial Intelligence.

The speakers of the event are:

Sebastian BURDUJA, Minister of Energy;

Florin SPĂTARU, State Councilor within the Chancellery of the Prime Minister;

Lucian RUSU, Deputy General Secretary of the Government of Romania;

George NICULESCU, ANRE President;

Virgil POPESCU, MEP; Bende SANDOR, President, Commission for Industries and Services, Chamber of Deputies;

Lorant ANTAL, President, Commission for energy, energy infrastructure, mineral resources, Senate (online intervention); Oana OZMEN, PNL Deputy, Secretary of the Commission for Industries and Services, Chamber of Deputies;

Cristina PRUNĂ, Deputy USR, Vice-President of the Commission for Industries and Services, Chamber of Deputies;

Marian NĂSTASE, President of the Board of Directors, ALRO;

Daniel APOSTOL, Director General, FPPG – Oil and Gas Employers’ Federation;

Vasile CÂRSTEA, General Manager, Depogaz Ploiești;

Ciprian PĂLTINEANU, Director General, INSPET; Claudiu CREțU, Director General, ELCEN;

Dana DĂRĂBAN, Executive Director, ACUE – Federation of Associations of Energy Utility Companies;

Claudia GRIECH, General Manager, E.ON Energie Romania;

Ionuț-Sorin BANCIU, Vice President, National Regulatory Authority in the Mining, Petroleum and Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide;

Cornel ZEVELEANU, Member of the Board of Directors, AFEER;

Cătălin STANCU, Associated Senior Expert, Horváth;

Aura SĂBĂDUȘ, Gas price expert ICIS London (online intervention);

Septimiu STOICA, President of the AGM, Romanian Commodity Exchange;

Raluca COVRIG, Director of Public Affairs and Communication, FPPG;

Ioan IORDACHE, Director General, ICMET Craiova/ Executive Director, Association for Hydrogen Energy from Romania;

Dumitru CHISĂLIĂ, President, Intelligent Energy Association (video message).