Fuels market in Romania: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Romania awarded 576 supply contracts for fuels through award notices on TED; the 365 of them that state a value (63.4%) add up to €167 million. Romania imported €3.91 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to fuels in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2710, 2711, 2701, 2704, 2703 and 3 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 16.6% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 54 companies have won 1,978 public supply contracts for fuels in Romania, in 452 award notices from 232 public buyers.
  • 100% of these awards went to companies registered in Romania.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 68.2% of all awards.
  • 50.4% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Romania — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €47.7 billion in 2025, 12.5% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Fuels market in Romania", https://cresques.com/markets/ro/091-fuels, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
54
since November 2023
Award notices
452
on TED
Public buyers
232
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€3.9B
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Romania: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
2K
in 452 award notices
Awarded value
€591.8M
from 65% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
54
with at least one award
Public buyers
232
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 99Nov–Dec 20232024: 39139120242025: 57657620252026: 1,0021,0022026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20239
2024391
2025576
20261,002
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €3.2M€3.2MNov–Dec 20232024: €80.2M€80.2M20242025: €166.8M€166.8M20252026: €341.6M€341.6M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€3.2M
2024€80.2M
2025€166.8M
2026€341.6M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 627
  2. Police, fire services and prisons: 359
  3. Environment and waste: 193
  4. Social protection: 190
  5. Armed forces and defence agencies: 72
  6. Hospitals and health services: 71
  7. Economic affairs: 63
  8. Water utilities: 62
  9. Other341
    Other: 341
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration627
Police, fire services and prisons359
Environment and waste193
Social protection190
Armed forces and defence agencies72
Hospitals and health services71
Economic affairs63
Water utilities62
Other341
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Bucureşti-Ilfov750
    RO32
    Bucureşti-Ilfov: 750
  2. Sud-Est384
    RO22
    Sud-Est: 384
  3. Sud-Muntenia190
    RO31
    Sud-Muntenia: 190
  4. Sud-Vest Oltenia154
    RO41
    Sud-Vest Oltenia: 154
  5. Nord-Vest149
    RO11
    Nord-Vest: 149
  6. Nord-Est146
    RO21
    Nord-Est: 146
  7. Centru103
    RO12
    Centru: 103
  8. Vest102
    RO42
    Vest: 102
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Bucureşti-Ilfov750
Sud-Est384
Sud-Muntenia190
Sud-Vest Oltenia154
Nord-Vest149
Nord-Est146
Centru103
Vest102
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 57.5%, Medium-sized 21.5%, Small 2%, SME (size not stated) 0.7%, Size not stated 18.3%Large companies: 1,138 (57.5%)58%Medium-sized: 426 (21.5%)22%Small: 39 (2%)SME (size not stated): 14 (0.7%)Size not stated: 361 (18.3%)18%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies1,138 · 57.5%
Medium-sized426 · 21.5%
Small39 · 2%
SME (size not stated)14 · 0.7%
Size not stated361 · 18.3%
Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 17%, €2M–10M 25.5%, €10M–50M 17%, €50M and more 40.4%Under €2M turnover: 8 (17%)17%€2M–10M: 12 (25.5%)26%€10M–50M: 8 (17%)17%€50M and more: 19 (40.4%)40%
  • Under €2M turnover
  • €2M–10M
  • €10M–50M
  • €50M and more
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Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Under €2M turnover8 · 17%
€2M–10M12 · 25.5%
€10M–50M8 · 17%
€50M and more19 · 40.4%
Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)2023: €4.7B€4.7B20232024: €3.8B€3.8B20242025: €3.9B€3.9B2025
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Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)
2023€4.7B
2024€3.8B
2025€3.9B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Bucuresti716
    Bucuresti: 716
  2. Constanta150
    Constanta: 150
  3. Galati94
    Galati: 94
  4. Craiova91
    Craiova: 91
  5. Pitesti88
    Pitesti: 88
  6. Tulcea70
    Tulcea: 70
  7. Baia Mare59
    Baia Mare: 59
  8. Timisoara43
    Timisoara: 43
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Where the buyers are (city)
Bucuresti716
Constanta150
Galati94
Craiova91
Pitesti88
Tulcea70
Baia Mare59
Timisoara43

47 of 54 winning companies registered in Romania have annual accounts in the open business registers; bands follow the EU SME turnover thresholds.

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 2710, 2711, 2701, 2704, 2703, 4402, 2702, 2705 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Romania

100%

Awards to companies registered in Romania: 100%

0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

68.2%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 68.2%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

50.4%

Lots with a single bid: 50.4%

Among 1.8K awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. OMV PETROM S.A.19 public contracts in total
  2. NOVA POWER & GAS S.R.L.24 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for fuels in Romania?
54 companies won 452 contract award notices for these categories from 232 public buyers in Romania since November 2023. The companies that win most often are OMV PETROM S.A., NOVA POWER & GAS S.R.L..
How big is the fuels market in Romania?
In 2025, public buyers in Romania awarded 576 supply contracts for fuels through award notices on TED; the 365 of them that state a value (63.4%) add up to €167 million. Romania imported €3.91 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to fuels in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 2710, 2711, 2701, 2704, 2703 and 3 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 16.6% from 2023.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.