DG Competition started an investigation into the Romanian gas market following a complaint filed by a Hungarian company

The European Commission's Directorate General for Competition (DG Competition) started an investigation into the Romanian gas market following a complaint filed by a Hungarian company, sources from the energy sector told Agerpres. 

"The European Commission is unhappy with Transgaz dragging its feet for years with the investment that would have allowed the export of gas from Romania to Hungary [via the Arad-Szeged pipeline]. The investigation was triggered by a complaint from Hungary that Romania does not export to this country the cheap gas it produces, which amounts to blocking the free movement of goods in the Community space," the sources mentioned. 

Only gas imports from Hungary to Romania are currently possible through the Arad-Szeged pipeline. Transgaz plans investments that would set the technical conditions in place allowing two-way gas transit through this pipeline. 

On June 6, European Commission officials conducted unannounced inspections at the premises of companies Romgaz, Transgaz and OMV Petrom, which stand under the suspicion of having colluded to block gas exports from Romania to other EU member states. 

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