Petrobrazi Refinery is one of the largest Romanian refineries and one of the largest in Eastern Europe, located near Ploiești, Prahova County having as a main activity the processing of Romanian oil b
The refinery as seen in 1944
The Brazi refinery on fire in 1943
The emergence of oil production in the territory now known as Romania dates back to 1857, with oil facilities gaining strategic military significance in 1916 during World War I. Throughout World War I
Petrobrazi Refinery
…completed. In February 2025, construction of a sustainable aviation fuel and a renewable diesel fuel unit as well as two green hydrogen facilities began. Petrochemical industry in Romania Official website…
Petroleum field at Moreni, Romania (1920)
During World War I Romanian wells were destroyed as the German–Austrian–Bulgarian armies advanced
Five-Year Plan, 1951–1955: Oil production (Stamp of Romania)
"Petromidia" refinery in Năvodari