The city slogan for the trilingual Transylvanian town of Satu Mare is "More than you think." The town's population is a mix of Germans, Hungarians, and Romanians, and the local architecture boasts some epic Brutalist beauty hosting the city council and city hall.  This prime example of socialist Brutalist architecture in Satu Mare is the Administrative Palace The building stands a proud 97 meters tall in the center of the Transylvanian town of Satu Mare From the top you can see all the way to Hungary The three smaller towers alongside the high tower are meant to represent the three cultures of Satu Mare: the Romanians The high tower itself is meant to represent their unity It was designed by architect Nicolae Porumbescu and he was assisted by local Ludovic Gyüre About 1,000 construction workers worked on it for over a decade between 1972 and 1984 the Administrative Palace was the tallest building in Romania and it remains the highest building in the region the iconic House of Soviets has always been abandoned A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city A unique urban square characterized by raw concrete structures and bold geometric forms Once a luxurious flagship of the Soviet Union this Brutalist structure remains a landmark of Tashkent’s communist past The "floating factory" was a highlight in the career of the Italian architect known for his unusual use of reinforced concrete a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel A monument to the bloody fight against fascism in Slovakia during World War II Electrica’s shareholders voted to raise up to EUR 500 million through green bonds take a EUR 623 million loan and begin building two solar power plants 0 Electricity supplier and distributor Electrica in which Romanian Government controls a stake of just under 50% held an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders The management said the decisions support its strategy for the energy transition sustainable development and financial growth The company said it would issue green bonds worth up to EUR 500 million to support sustainable and green energy projects Shareholders also voted to obtain a syndicated credit facility of EUR 623 million to refinance debt and invest strategic investments The other one is for solar power plant Bihor 1 of 77.4 MW in peak capacity including energy storage The company earmarked up to EUR 49.5 million excluding VAT The investments include the construction of substations for both facilities and fences and the connection to the transmission network “Today we took important steps in strengthening the company’s financial and strategic positions by approving some essential measures for our future Green bond issuance and access to the credit facility are instruments that support our sustainable development and energy transition goals the approval of the investment in the two photovoltaic parks reinforces our desire to become a benchmark player in renewable energy production thus contributing to energy security and environmental protection These decisions reflect shareholder confidence in the company’s strategic direction and our commitment to generating long-term value,” said Electrica’s Chief Executive Officer Alexandru Chiriță Electrica completed the acquisition New Trend Energy in July The project firm brought the Satu Mare 3 photovoltaic project to a ready-to-build phase The site is on the territory of the Doba commune in Satu Mare county Electrica earmarked up to EUR 49.5 million for Bihor 1 and up to EUR 38 million for Satu Mare 3 The electricity distribution and supply utility bought the special purpose vehicle (SPV) from Emanuel Muntmark, who controls Monsson, and Cătălin Mrejeru Electrica also completed the purchase of Bihor 1 from them by taking over project firm Foton Power Energy The plant will be in the county of the same name The deal from three years ago was valued at EUR 4.26 million Last month Electrica received EUR 3.4 million in state aid via the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP or, in Romanian, PNRR) for a battery storage system of 69.9 MWh in capacity The company’s project includes the construction of transformers The location is in Fântânele in Mureș county The project is worth EUR 21.8 million excluding value-added tax Electrica already received funding from NRRP It was for PV project Satu Mare 2 of 27 MW in peak capacity is expected to complete it by the end of the year Simtel Team said in April that it won the engineering and construction (EPC) contract with another firm The deal for the 50-50 partnership was worth EUR 19.3 million excluding VAT Electrica Group supplies 3.9 million customers. The government owns just below 50% of the company, listed in Bucharest and London. Electrica controls Distribuție Energie Electrică România (DEER), a firm controlling one of Romania’s six power distribution regions. Be the first one to comment on this article 05 May 2025 - VDE Renewables found that SolarEdge’s advanced safety capabilities minimize photovoltaic system risks and effectively prevent fire hazards 02 May 2025 - The project is located in Constanța county recognized for its superior yields in green energy production 02 May 2025 - The Sunčana (Sunny) Vipava project envisages installing solar power plants with a combined capacity of 20 MW 30 April 2025 - OMV put into operation its 10 MW green hydrogen plant at the Schwechat refinery © CENTER FOR PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2008-2020 website developed by ogitive "Chess for Change: One Move at a Time" financed under Interreg Hungary – Romania programme reached over 100 disadvantaged children in Nyíregyháza and Satu Mare bridging gaps between vulnerable Roma children and their peers Picture a young child from a disadvantaged community discovering chess - a game that cultivates strategic thinking Through the efforts of combined Romanian and Hungarian partners: the associations CREST and STEA  and the DÁViD Sports Club the cooperation project has reached over 100 disadvantaged children in Nyíregyháza financed under Interreg Romania-Hungary Programme and fostered a sense of community among children from vulnerable Roma families with chess serving as the core activity for building essential life skills The cooperation initiative went beyond chess In its essence it promoted core European Union values such as non-discrimination and equal opportunities by addressing gaps in life skills development between children facing difficulties and their peers in the cross-border area This project has had a significant impact not only at the regional level but also on a deeply personal level It brought joy to the lives of children who have faced difficult challenges The project is one of the 25 finalists in the REGIOSTARS 2024 competition and it can be voted for on the official REGIOSTARS website Inforegio - REGIOSTARS Awards (europa.eu) Share price 8408.00p 2 May 2025 at 16:42 News releases IHG Hotels & Resorts’ popular lifestyle brand announces its presence in Romania with the signing of Hotel Indigo Satu Mare one of the world’s leading hospitality companies today announces the signing of Hotel Indigo Satu Mare This latest signing delivers the lifestyle brand’s market debut in the Balkan nation and strengthens the brand’s presence in Eastern Europe Located in one of the area’s best-known Art Nouveau building in Satu Mare the hotel will celebrate the neighbourhood’s individuality through a reimagined upscale boutique-design - creating a gateway to discover the local culture Satu Mare is a city located in Romania’s northern borderlands and is known as a gateway to some of the country’s most picturesque landscapes has some of the oldest architecture in the region and excellent rail links to the rest of the country The Old Town is famed for its quaint ‘village-like’ feel and archaeological heritage dating back to the Bronze and Middle Ages The hotel’s façade is one of the most iconic aspects of the city’s skyline Hotel Indigo Satu Mare joins IHG’s three other properties in Romania; Intercontinental Athénée Palace Bucharest and Holiday Inn Bucharest-Times - with other properties such as Crowne Plaza Constanta Mamaia Beach in the pipeline - further strengthening IHG’s footprint across the emerging market and overall growth momentum in Europe Romania is one of the fastest growing economies in the CEE presenting plentiful opportunity for hotel development and investment Comprising of 62 design-led rooms and suites Hotel Indigo Satu Mare will feature a locally inspired restaurant Signed under a franchise agreement with Dacia SRL the hotel also ushers in a new era of collaboration between IHG and a new The hotel will be operated by Hotel & More a Hungarian hotel Operator with a vast experience in the hotel sector and in the region said: “This new signing marks the beginning of a new partnership in Romania; to have introduced another brand to this growing market is an exciting milestone and we are so proud to be redeveloping one of the country’s most iconic hotels Hotel Indigo Satu Mare will bring a defined lifestyle presence to the city and paves the way for further development in Romania.” Director General of Foundation for Preserving Built Heritage in Central Europe “We are proud to be partnering with IHG Hotels & Resorts to bring the first Hotel Indigo property to Romania Given the rich history of the building and Hotel Indigo’s famed appreciation for the unique details of individual neighbourhoods it is set to be a perfect pairing and one which will transform the city of Satu Mare This deal marks the start of a partnership with IHG that will bring new and exciting projects to Romania.” “We are excited to be taking on the operation of the first Hotel Indigo property in Romania The lifestyle brand is renowned worldwide and we’re confident we can deliver exceptional stays for guests coming to explore Satu Mare.” from left to right: Farkhad Kamilov – Development Manager IHG; Andrzej Szymczyk – Development Director IHG; Karin Sheppard – SVP & MD Europe IHG (front left); Balazs Klemm – CEO Hotel & More Holding (back middle); Dr Orsolya Pacsay-Tomassich – Director General of Foundation for Preserving Built Heritage in Central Europe (front right); Miguel Martins – Head of Development IHG; Márton Nándori – CEO of Dacia SRL IHG Hotels & Resorts [LON:IHG NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is a global hospitality company with a purpose to provide True Hospitality for Good With a family of 18 hotel brands and IHG One Rewards one of the world's largest hotel loyalty programmes IHG has over 6,000 open hotels in over 100 countries and more than 1,900 in the development pipeline InterContinental Hotels Group PLC is the Group's holding company and is incorporated and registered in England and Wales Approximately 345,000 people work across IHG's hotels and corporate offices globally For our latest news, visit our Newsroom and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience Romanian utility Electrica Group has launched two solar tenders including a 62.5 MW project open for applications until Jan Romanian utility Electrica Group has announced two solar tenders The first is for the Satu Mare 3 project, a 62.5 MW solar facility that will be built in Doba commune, northwestern Romania procurement and construction (EPC) contractors are invited to apply for the project with the necessary construction permits already obtained According to the tender documents commissioning and testing of the solar facility as well as operation and maintenance (O&M) services for the full warranty period of the system A 110 kV beneficiary electrical substation will also be constructed The deadline for submitting requests for clarification is Jan The second tender is open to EPC contractors interested in developing a 77.6 MW solar project in the Cefa and Mădăraș communes of western Romania a company also entirely owned Electrica S.A The chosen contractor will be responsible for the design commissioning and testing of the solar plant plus O&M services for the duration of the warranty period The tender details state that the work will include the implementation of a 110 kV beneficiary electrical substation and behind-the-meter electricity storage capacity The project is also at the ready-to-build stage with all required construction permits secured Interested bidders can submit requests for clarification until Feb More articles from Patrick Jowett Please be mindful of our community standards and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers. View our privacy policy. × The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this Close Local authorities in Satu-Mare County reported severe flooding in Răteşti and Supur Authorities said tributaries of the Crasna river had broken their banks after 70 mm of rain fell in 3 hours early 13 May The flooding was described as the worst in 20 years Flood water was reportedly up to waist height around 150 people had evacuated flooded homes in Răteşti and nearby Beltiug Flooding in areas of Supur affected 49 households He said the volume of rainfall in such a short period is unprecedented in this region Hundreds of livestock have been lost and over 1,000 affected households “It is practically a miracle that we have no loss of human lives,” the Minister added Richard Davies is the founder of floodlist.com and reports on flooding news Cookies | Privacy | Contacts © Copyright 2025 FloodList This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Home » Hotel Indigo enters Romania with Satu Mare opening This property will occupy an Art Nouveau building in the city of Satu Mare in Romania’s northern borderlands that’s known as a gateway to some of the country’s most picturesque landscapes Fitting in with the ethos behind this lifestyle brand, Hotel Indigo Satu Mare will celebrate the individuality of the neighbourhood it’s a part of through an upscale boutique hotel experience Willemijn Geels, VP Development, Europe, IHG Hotels & Resorts said: “This new signing marks the beginning of a new partnership in Romania; to have introduced another brand to this growing market is an exciting milestone and we are so proud to be redeveloping one of the country’s most iconic hotels Hotel Indigo Satu Mare will bring a defined lifestyle presence to the city and paves the way for further development in Romania.” commented: “We are proud to be partnering with IHG Hotels & Resorts to bring the first Hotel Indigo property to Romania Given the rich history of the building and Hotel Indigo’s famed appreciation for the unique details of individual neighbourhoods This deal marks the start of a partnership with IHG that will bring new and exciting projects to Romania.” Hotel Indigo Satu Mare will host guests in 62 design-led rooms and suites as well as a locally inspired restaurant The property will introduce guests to the city and its cultural identity The hotel has been signed under a franchise agreement with Dacia SRL and it will be operated by the Hungarian hotel operator commented: “We are excited to be taking on the operation of the first Hotel Indigo property in Romania The lifestyle brand is renowned worldwide and we’re confident we can deliver exceptional stays for guests coming to explore Satu Mare.” Hotel Indigo Satu Mare will join three other IHG properties in Romania: Intercontinental Athénée Palace Bucharest Other properties including Crowne Plaza Constanta Mamaia Beach are also in the pipeline Start a free trial of THP’s database with over 8,500 hotel projects and key contact details You are currently viewing a placeholder content from HubSpot Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers THP is a subsidiary of Sleeper Media © 2025 copyright TOPHOTELPROJECTS GmbH – all rights reserved HomeDestinationsInterestsTop Places to Travel by MonthSearchMenuBest time to go to Romania Taking sheep up or bringing them down from the mountains is a great occasion to celebrate folk traditions in a hillside village joyously sending shepherds and their herds to the lush summer pastures of the Carpathian Mountains the vibrant Osâmbritul Oilor festival welcomes the herds' return before winter blankets the hillsides the entire village comes together to send off the shepherds with their herds to the mountains for summer pastures are a testament to the strong community spirit before the severe winter comes to the Carpathian Mountains the herders have to take care of the sheep pasturing in the mountain meadows and bring them down to the village This is the time of the Sambra Oilor (spring edition) and Osâmbritul Oilor (autumn edition) festivals that are celebrated with equal fervor in every hillside village in Romania One of the most renowned celebrations occurs in Huta-Certeze village in Satu Mare county Locals uphold this tradition year after year passing down ancestral customs at the biggest rural celebration in the county a central feature of this ancient tradition has been measuring milk and consecrating the sheep flocks The festive atmosphere is enriched by the beauty of the folk dresses worn by the Oșen people Even the abundant rain has become a customary part of the holiday celebrating the return of the sheep from the mountains By submitting the above I agree to the privacy policy and terms of use of JTA.org In a country where 7,000 Jews remain from a community of 800,000 tiny provincial congregations struggle to preserve monumental heritage sites with meager means SATU MARE, Romania (JTA) —  The small congregation in this northern city consists of only 110 members Yet the Satu Mare Jewish community owns an impressive 129 cemeteries and four synagogues Among the heritage sites in its care is the Decebal Street Synagogue an ornate behemoth of a building erected in 1892 It was designed in the Moorish style to accommodate 1,000 worshippers under its spired roof and its gable boasts a 6-foot marble replica of the tablets of stone upon which the Ten Commandments were inscribed prayers were led here by none other than Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum the late founder of the Satmar movement of Hasidic Judaism who derive their name from this Romanian city are today one of the largest Hasidic dynasties in the world But to the Jewish community in Satu Mare today this wealth is “also a burden,” according to Paul Decsei a businessman who is responsible for administering the dozens of communal real-estate assets Now teetering on the brink of disappearing his once great community doesn’t even use the stunningly beautiful synagogue it owns because it can afford neither to heat it nor provide the badly needed renovations overgrown with weeds and falling into disrepair the great cultural assets of Romanian Jewry are a testament to the near annihilation of the country’s Jewish community which numbered 800,000 prior to World War II what remains is evidence of the tenacity of the 7,000 Jews who still live in the country and have fought to to preserve Paul’s father and the president of the Jewish community was able to raise enough funds to renovate the Decebal Street Synagogue’s sunken floor in order to keep the structure from collapsing But the interior walls are badly corroded from the effects of a 1970 flood that was never properly drained from the foundations The building does not contain a Torah scroll and thus is not considered a kosher house of worship But it is still considered structurally sound enough for the occasional concert its future is uncertain without an extensive restoration Some Romanian Jewish communities rent out or sell the properties that were returned to them after the Holocaust yeshivas and Jewish schools throughout Romania — and across Eastern and Central Europe in general — now accommodate businesses such as restaurants The main synagogue of Satu Mare in northern Romania (Cnaan Liphshiz) But the return would be relatively meager — land outside Bucharest comes cheap — and result in a loss of a major cultural asset The community relies on a sole source of funding: the Bucharest-based Federation of the Jewish Communities in Romania The central board allocates the income it receives from its properties And although the cost of building maintenance is a factor in the allocation process congregations with larger memberships — such as Bucharest Brasov and Timosuara —  tend to be better funded than smaller ones as are the hundreds of graves we need to preserve and fence,” Decsei said It’s our heritage and we have a responsibility toward it.” The Satu Mare community today is a Neolog congregation — a Central European stream of Judaism that is a mix between Orthodox and Conservative smaller synagogue adjacent to the Decebal Street Synagogue also is showing signs of neglect in a country where the average monthly salary is less than $500 the quorum of 10 Jewish men necessary for some Orthodox prayers Separating the massive Moorish synagogue from the smaller yet still ornate shul is a monument memorializing the 300,000 Holocaust victims who once lived in Transylvania the historic region of which Satu Mare is a part the Jewish community in a region made famous by the legend of Count Dracula was essentially wiped out in early 1944 Now its character is evident only in the architectural sophistication of its buildings The smaller shul in Satu Mare has a board with the names of the weekly Torah portions appearing on a rotating wheel that the rabbi would turn each week But it has remained untouched since the deportations of April 1944 — since then The predicament facing the Satu Mare community is not unique in Central Europe where the Nazis wiped out communities whose few surviving members emigrated en masse after the Holocaust But it is particularly striking in Transylvania whose Jews had experienced a golden age just before the genocide the rabbi of the Dohany Synagogue in Budapest Nowhere is the massive scope of Jewish life in Transylvania more evident than in the Jewish cemetery of Sighet the hometown of the author Elie Wiesel that is situated 65 miles east of Satu Mare near the Ukrainian border Covering an area larger than five football fields the cemetery has thousands of large headstones and several mausoleums It is one of Central Europe’s largest Jewish cemeteries not destroyed by Nazis or communists where 14,000 Jews lived before the Holocaust according to the president of that community moved back to Romania after retiring in Israel “The truth is that it’s very painful,” Lieberman said when asked about how it feels to lead a community that is “a shadow of its former self,” as he put it but the truth is it is fading into oblivion,” he said “And that’s particularly painful to me because I know how wealthy intellectual and spectacular this community used to be.” Still, in recent years, Sighet, a city of 35,000, is seeing an increase in Jewish presence thanks to tourists from Israel and beyond who want to see the birthplace of Wiesel, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who died last year at 87 a historian of the Jewish community of Sighet standing in front of the Elie Wiesel memorial museum “Wiesel put us on the map internationally,” Popescu said Last week, the Limmud FSU group, which organizes Jewish learning conferences for Russian-speaking Jews, organized a memorial march for Wiesel through Sighet But can interest in Wiesel boost Jewish life in Sighet — or greater Transylvania — in any significant way “It doesn’t change the reality of a community that is about to disappear before our very eyes.” JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent I accept the Privacy Policy The Satu Mare photovoltaic plant will likely start production in the first quarter 0 After years of accumulation of projects in Romania, the solar power boom is in full swing. Companies are obtaining loans, beginning construction and commissioning utility-scale photovoltaic facilities every few days Israel-based Shikun and Binui Energy announced that it has energized a transformer within its Satu Mare project The site spanning 85 hectares is in the country’s northeast The 71 MW project is the company’s first big investment in Europe will start delivering electricity as early as next quarter Earlier it planned to commission it in the second quarter of 2025 Late last year it signed the turnkey deal including design Shikun and Binui Energy secured a EUR 40.5 million loan in March from Raiffeisen Bank International and its Romanian subsidiary The company said it has a 1.5 GW pipeline of solar and wind power projects in the country Of note, Electrica is preparing to launch construction of Satu Mare 2 and 3 in the same area Shikun and Binui Energy earlier secured a EUR 49 million loan for Șimleu Silvaniei The location for the 101 MW photovoltaic endeavor is in the nearby Salaj county It also got a transmission network connection approval for its proposed Gold-Wind wind farm of 376 MW near Constanța Target completion date is by the end of 2028 According to news reports from a year ago, the company also had wind and solar power projects in Iași county. operation and maintenance of renewable energy facilities including solar thermal systems pumped and battery storage and agrivoltaics Its parent company Shikun and Binui operates in the infrastructure and real estate sectors 05 May 2025 - The delegations from the two countries met on the sidelines of the 10th summit meeting of the Three Seas Initiative 05 May 2025 - The Trebinje 3 photovoltaic plant would have an installed capacity of 53.63 MW and an estimated annual production of 85.5 GWh Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker This project will extend and modernise the water and wastewater infrastructure in Satu Mare county ensuring the country complies with obligations in the Accession Treaty and EU Directives for drinking water quality and wastewater treatment The project will ensure compliance with Directive 98/83/CE on the quality of water intended for human consumption It will increase connections to the water network ensure that the water provided meets legal standards and reduce water losses treatment plants and storage tanks to meet the county’s demand pumping and transport facilities are either outdated or inefficient the project will ensure compliance with Directive 91/271/CEE concerning urban wastewater treatment wastewater pumping stations installed and wastewater treatment plants will be built or extended there is insufficient network coverage and treatment capacity The project covers Satu Mare and the following communes The distribution network will be extended by 258.7 km Water mains totaling 175.9 km will be either built 36 pumping stations and 17 storage tanks will be built the project covers 15 agglomerations and towns: Satu Mare A total of 448.20 km of sewerage network and 133 km of pressure pipes will be laid Two wastewater treatment plants will be extended and three new ones built along with 301 wastewater pumping stations The project investment amounts to EUR 716 per capita for water supply infrastructure and EUR 1 802 for wastewater infrastructure Total investment for the project “Regional project for the development of water and wastewater infrastructure in Satu Mare county” is EUR 248 897 607 with the EU’s Cohesion Fund contributing EUR 165 450 961 through the “Large Infrastructure” Operational Programme for the 2014-2020 programming period The investment falls under the priority “The development of environmental infrastructure based on an efficient management of resources” Administratiei Publice si Fondurilor Europene Romania's GDF-103 anti-aircraft guns will be upgraded to the Skynex standard including the Oerlikon GDF-009 TREO (pictured) primarily by Rheinmetall Air Defence in Zurich with significant Romanian involvement by Mediaș Rheinmetall posted on LinkedIn on 16 May that it was inaugurating a defence plantin Mediaș The German company announced on 1 February that it had acquired a 72.5% majority share in Romanian military vehicle manufacturer Automecanica Mediaș which has since operated in Romania under the name Rheinmetall Automecanica Rheinmetall estimates the annual sales potential of the company at around EUR300 million (USD326 million) and expects orders in the three-digit million-euro range in 2024 Automecanica Mediaș produces special vehicles and trailers for the civilian and military market It has been co-operating with Rheinmetall since 2022 when the two companies joined forces to operate a maintenance and repair facility for military vehicles in Satu Mare Rheinmetall expects the plant to play a key role in maintaining the operational readiness of Western-built combat vehicles in Ukraine and in providing logistic support It added that its presence in Romania will provide NATO forces deployed on the alliance's eastern flank with faster and more secure supply chains there was a Lynx infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) at the inauguration Rheinmetall is proposing the vehicle for Romania's IFV procurement programme A Rheinmetall spokesperson told Janes on 17 May that the company aims to generate 50% local added value with Mediaș playing a key role in local procurement he saw the possibility of welding taking place in Mediaș with Rheinmetall plants in Hungary and Germany supplying components Gain unlimited access to Janes news and more.. Satu Mare9/23/2014 11:52:00 AM | Volleyball DURHAM, N.C. – Former Duke standout Ali McCurdy is set to begin her professional volleyball career Romania's top professional volleyball league “Ali McCurdy has been a special player in Duke volleyball and ACC history,” said Duke head coach Jolene Nagel “We are so happy for the opportunity she has been given to play professionally in Europe passionate player who brings the best qualities to any team We support her efforts to play at a high level and experience different cultures as she continues to play volleyball after a tremendous collegiate career.” C.S.M The season runs from mid-October to December before starting again in January and continuing into March Hungary and the Czech Republic over the club's history “I'm excited and fortunate to take this next step and play at the professional level in Satu Mare “To play overseas has been a goal of mine and I'm thankful for the tools Duke provided both on and off the court to put me in the very best position possible.” One of the best players to don a Duke uniform McCurdy led the Blue Devils to two ACC titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances during her distinguished career native amassed a school and ACC record 2,538 digs becoming the 12th player in NCAA history to top the 2,500-dig threshold McCurdy garnered three ACC Defensive Player of the Year accolades She is the only player in league history to win an ACC individual honor in three-straight seasons McCurdy ended her career with a streak of 59-consecutive matches with 10 or more digs She is the only Blue Devil to register 500 or more digs all four seasons as well as the only Duke player to average over 5.00 digs per set for a career These cookies collect information about your use of the website, such as webpages visited and any error messages; they do not collect personally identifiable information, and the information collected is aggregated such that it is anonymous. 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enhanced safety UTI CFM and Ipsotek have been in partnership across a number of projects before including collaboration at Bucharest Henri Coanda (Otopeni) Airport in 2020 To read more, please click here Sándor Petőfi’s love for freedom and his inspiring programme to create national values made him an exceptional Hungarian hero Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén declared on Monday in Szatmárnémeti (Satu Mare Romania) where he unveiled the poet’s new full-size bronze statue in front of nearly a thousand people at the István Square inauguration ceremony which was built on folk-national values and Hungarian interests He emphasized that this vision continues to resonate with new generations today ‘The secret of Petőfi’s unwavering popularity undoubtedly lies in the richness and poetic power of his body of work,’ the deputy prime minister stated He noted that the poet did not only see the broader vision in history but was more interested in finding examples of moral elevation Petőfi sought situations where individuals and people who could set aside their own interests to serve the common good Semjén reminded the audience that the poet encapsulated everything that the birth of the mother tongue culture and the modern Hungarian nation represent the Petőfi bicentenary is about culture built on the mother tongue and the answers sought during the programme which can ensure the survival of this value throughout the entire Carpathian Basin in the next two hundred years Recalling Sándor Petőfi’s years in Szatmárnémeti he reaffirmed that the poet was deeply connected to this region through his love and the poems he created here and the fact that during the 1848–49 Revolution and War of Independence he fought alongside the people of the town The deputy PM noted that according to records the poet saved some of his Szatmárnémeti comrades from bullets in the battle of Szászsebes (Sebeș he continues to symbolically protects the Hungarian nation from ‘hostile fire.’ Semjén stated that reciting a Petőfi poem within ourselves provides a sense of pride and protective defence as if deflecting bullets aimed at our identity Hungarian freedom and world freedom were synonymous so he spoke of the freedom of all nations and all peoples ‘Efforts that seek to set us against the peoples around us on the pretext of Petőfi should be classified under the category of political dyslexia,’ He pointed out that by paying tribute to Hungary’s poet with Árpád Deák’s sculpture in Szatmárnémeti the local non-Hungarians and the Hungarian community as a whole express their commitment to preserving an important legacy President of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) Hunor Kelemen emphasized in his speech that Petőfi’s memory not only survived in the past two hundred years but triumphantly remains present in everyday life and is quoted even by those who ‘didn’t pay attention in Hungarian class’ and by those who talk about freedom or love Petőfi has never gone out of fashion: he ‘has simply been here with us for two hundred years,’ the RMDSZ president declared Szatmárnémeti and its surroundings were the primary scenes of Petőfi’s creative work Petőfi wrote as many as 46 poems in Szatmárnémeti all settlements in Szatmár (Satu Mare) County all of which are among the greatest works in Hungarian literature He noted that despite the poet’s living memory it took a decade and a half for the town to commemorate him with a bust and another twenty years to erect a full-size statue Szatmárnémeti Mayor Gábor Kereskényi recalled the circumstances of the creation of the statue saying that the idea of erecting the statue was adopted by the Identity Foundation’s board of trustees in the town’s RMDSZ chapter and Árpád Deák’s creation was placed where the previous bust in István Square had been participants placed flowers and wreaths of remembrance on the statue’s pedestal Hungarian Conservative is a quarterly magazine on contemporary political philosophical and 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Bydgoszcz Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance has provided a five-year green loan to Olivia Seven for the refinancing of the Olivia Prime A office building in Gdańsk-Oliwa communications and security company Motorola Solutions has signed a five-year lease renewal 18,000 sqm at the Green Office complex in Kraków’s Podgórze district Falling interest rates and easing monetary policy across the eurozone and CEEi are boosting investor confidence in the region’s commercial real estate market reveals Colliers in its ‘Beyond Real Estate | Economy’ report Panattoni is to build the Panattoni Park Mainz Süd in Erbes-Büdesheim bei Alzey Axi Immo has presented its latest report “Warsaw Office Market – Q1 2025 The market opened in 2025 on a steady footing with a notable increase in leasing activity and a modest decline in vacancy landlords continue to focus on upgrading existing assets and prioritizing quality over quantity Convenience store chain Żabka has officially opened a new logistics 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the first section of the High Speed Railway in Poland It is on this route that a new station will be built in Brzeziny a district town hitherto deprived of any access to rail transport Ghelamco has renewed its partnership with Polish railway operator PKP SA and its real estate division Xcity Investment related to the redevelopment of the Warszawa Gdańska train station in Warsaw and managed services provider and owner of data centres in Poland is expanding its colocation project for AI and high-performance computing solutions launched in January this year The company announced that it is working to increase the target capacity of its campus in Poznań by almost 2 times The investment programme until 2030 worth more than PLN 1.5 bln has been approved for Katowice's Wojciech Korfanty Airport The programme will include more than 20 projects with the construction of a passenger terminal as well as taking into account changes to the airport's transport system Electrum is building a 200 MW 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Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu adopting the title of its property management product the construction of the Panattoni Park Unterfranken has officially started Low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced the inclusion of Satu Mare among its international destinations The company will launch flights from Satu Mare to London Luton starting October 31 At present, the airline offers 120 routes to 18 countries from the airports in Romania. The company employs over 600 people in the country. “We are thrilled to announce Satu Mare as our tenth Romanian airport and will be the first airline to offer international services from the airport We are sure that our new route to London will be welcomed by consumers as we bring low fares to the region,” said George Michalopoulos adding that UK passengers will also be interested in visiting one of the oldest cities in northwestern Romania The company plans to reach a fleet of 20 aircrafts for the local operations by the end of this year Throughout 2016 Wizz Air has already announced and will start 28 new routes connecting Romania with the rest of Europe, including the airline’s first internal route connecting Bucharest with Cluj-Napoca, according to a statement. We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used thanks to the cooperation with the Romanian government an expressway will connect Nyíregyháza and Szatmárnémeti (Satu Mare) Minister of Construction and Transport János Lázár said at a press conference at the site of the ongoing construction of the M49 expressway on Wednesday János Lázár announced near Nyírmeggyes in Szabolcs–Szatmár–Bereg County that the construction of the first 28-kilometre-long segment of the expressway being built in two phases between the M3 motorway and the Hungarian–Romanian border has begun with an investment of approximately 175 billion forints by Duna Aszfalt Another 17.5-kilometre segment of the expressway will be built at the cost of 150–160 billion forints adding that this will remove the obstacles that have so far hindered economic and social cooperation between the two regions The minister recalled that in Hungary about 900 kilometres of a motorway–expressway network have been built since 2010 in the value of approximately 3,2 trillion forints Last summer the government reallocated resources to serve ‘strategic objectives,’ he added to leverage Hungary’s role as a ‘borderland,’ a bridge between two worlds it is crucial to connect the various regions of the Carpathian Basin He mentioned that the largest motorway investment realised in recent years in Hungary was the construction of the Kassa (Košice)–Miskolc expressway The government aims to continue this programme by connecting Nyíregyháza and Satu Mare The construction of the M6 motorway up to the national border and the upgrading of Route 6 to an expressway towards Szigetvár are also part of these plans ‘We also want Győr to be connected to Dunaszerdahely (Dunajská Streda in Slovakia) by a motorway; we have at least a dozen programmes that aim to connect towns located close to each other in the Hungarian countryside through a network of high-speed roads,’ the minister stated He emphasised that the investment in the M49 is important to establish a new economic zone similar to that around Győr in the Nyíregyháza–Debrecen–Miskolc triangle This will make it easier for workers to reach their workplaces The construction of the M49 is at five per cent completion with the deadline for the first segment being autumn 2026 and for the second segment December 2026 Lázár remarked that discussions within the government are also ongoing about extending the M3 motorway to the Hungarian–Ukrainian border by building the M34 expressway to Záhony When asked about Romania’s Schengen membership the minister stated that the Hungarian government explicitly supports Romania being allowed into the Schengen Area and will work during Hungary’s upcoming EU presidency next year to make this happen as soon as possible Szatmárnémeti Mayor and member of the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) Gábor Kereskényi highlighted the significance of the construction of the M49 He mentioned that the feasibility study for the 14-kilometre section connecting the border and the ring road of Szatmárnémeti on the Romanian side has been completed The compulsory archaeological excavations have been completed Fidesz parliamentary representative of the Mátészalka electoral district Sándor Kovács spoke about how the highway will bring those on both sides of the border closer in terms of employment and infrastructure Nyerges & Partners is advising Shikun & Binui Energy Ltd as well as the further development and construction of a photovoltaic project in Satu Mare The project has an authorized capacity of 67.5 MW and covers over 85 ha of land The construction works are planned to start this year and will entail an investment of up to EUR 50 million “We are honoured to assist Shikun & Binui Energy Ltd Our work so far has been quite complex covering M&A matters grid connection and other regulatory matters Romania is in urgent need to increase its power generation capacities and we are excited that it is attracting high investments from credible and important players in this sector,” said Mihaela Nyerges The legal team was led by Mihaela Nyerges (Partner) and included Loredana Vlăsceanu (Partner) and Monica Cune-Ghițescu (Senior Associate) and operation of power generation plants based on energies and natural gas – in Israel and around the globe Shikun & Binui Energy develops utility-scale long-term projects Shikun & Binui Energy is a leader in large-scale long-term energy projects developing them out of a holistic end-to-end approach As a subsidiary of the Shikun & Binui Group the company has at its disposal extensive financial resources and proven capabilities in implementing complex projects Shikun & Binui is a multinational infrastructure and concession corporation active in about twenty countries across four continents the Company’s first overseas projects took place in the 1950s when the young Jewish state first forged diplomatic ties with African countries the company is also active in Europe and the Americas and is involved in large-scale and mega projects around the world Ceetrus Romania continues its development in Satu Mare where a year ago it acquired a 7 hectare plot of land and starts the second phase of the commercial project Aushopping Satu Mare It is an extension of the existing shopping mall offering a strip mall on an area of ​​9,000 sqm the investment amounts to EUR 10 million and will be continued with a residential project on an area of ​​50,000 square meters after the acquisition of the former hypermarket Real Ceetrus Romania started the remodeling process which was inaugurated in December of the same year under the new name Aushopping Satu Mare The shopping complex will also have a 1,500 sqm foodcourt an indoor playground and an outdoor terrace A parking lot with 1,370 spots will serve the new project Ceetrus Romania’s investment is 10 million euros and the construction site’s inauguration is the second phase of the project The expansion of commercial space will be completed in the third quarter of 2019 The 18th shopping center developed by NEPI Rockcastle in Romania was visited by more than 140,000 people in the first few days after opening which is equal to the entire population of the city Shopping City Satu Mare is the first large shopping center in Satu Mare the mall attracted a record number of visitors in the first 5 days As expected, the first day was the most crowded in terms of traffic, with around 37,500 visitors. Opened after an investment of over EUR 40 million Shopping City Satu Mare strengthens NEPI Rockcastle’s portfolio in Romania as the owner of around a quarter of Romania’s malls The real estate developer NEPI Rockcastle announces that December 6 is the official opening date of the 18th shopping center in the Romanian portfolio With a rental space of approximately 29,000 square meters the shopping center will raise the regional retail landscape through its commercial mix tailored to local needs as well as the modernity of the ensemble ”We have invested over EUR 40 million euros in this shopping center which will redesign the local retail and entertainment landscape The know-how accumulated from our entire mall network shows that visitors now have an experience that goes beyond the shopping level Thus, Shopping City Satu Mare will be a shopping center with 90 brands to be opening stores, between them being Carrefour, New Yorker, LC Waikiki, Douglas, Orsay, CCC, Kenvelo, Office Shoes, Smyk, Noriel, Hervis, Intersport, Altex, Pepco, Kendra, dm or BSB. Shopping City Satu Mare will host the first Carrefour hypermarket in the city with a total area of ​​10,000 square meters Access to the shopping center will be an extremely easy one both for visitors who choose to come by car and who will have more than 1,000 parking spaces but also for those arriving by public transport a bus station being located right in front of the mall proximity to the city center is another strong point Distribution and supply company has bought firms which are developing two photovoltaic parks 0 Electrica has announced it bought shares in three Monsson’s firms engaged in the development of renewable energy projects. Monsson is controlled by Swedish businessman Emanuel Muntmark while the Romanian government is the biggest shareholder (49%) of Electrica Electrica paid EUR 13.2 million for the three firms but the final price will be determined after all details are confirmed The first contract relates to the Crucea Power Park which is developing a 121 MW wind project called Crucea Esta and storage capacity of 60 MW The wind farm is planned for a capacity of 121 MW while the two solar facilities should have 86 MW combined Sunwind Energy intends to build solar power plant Satu Mare 2 with an installed capacity of 27 MW a firm which is developing the 59 MW Satu Mare 3 photovoltaic plant Electrica said the transaction is in line with the group’s strategy to invest in renewable energy. In June, the company revealed it would set up a subsidiary with the aim to develop a portfolio of renewable energy projects with an installed capacity of 400 MW in total Electrica CEO Corina Popescu said the ambitious goals from the European Green Deal can be achieved through sustained effort of industry players The acquisition of the three projects underlines Electrica Group’s commitment to electricity production from renewables resources one of the largest wind turbine manufacturers in the world Cluj County ranks first in terms of the total turnover of the 10 largest entrepreneurial companies Cluj county has the most entrepreneurial companies with a turnover of over 10 million euros but also the most companies with export activities Cluj county recorded the highest increase in of the total turnover in 2022 compared to 2021 The total turnover of the 10 largest entrepreneurial companies in Bihor county increased by 31% from 3.07 billion lei in 2021 to 4.03 billion lei in 2022. Agriculture, transport and construction are the fields in which they operate the largest entrepreneurial companies in Bihor County. 90 entrepreneurial companies from Bihor county registered a turnover of over 10 million euros 110 companies founded by entrepreneurs have a turnover of over 10 million euros The total turnover of the 10 largest entrepreneurial companies in Satu Mare County increased by 18.5%, from 4.3 billion lei in 2021 to 5.1 billion lei in 2022. Trade, food industry and import of auto parts dominate the hierarchy of the largest entrepreneurial companies in Satu Mare county. 73 entrepreneurial companies from Satu Mare county have annual revenues of over 10 million euros The total turnover of the 10 largest entrepreneurial companies in Sălaj county increased by 19%, from 843 million lei recorded in 2021 to 1.03 billion lei in 2022. The food and construction materials are the industries where operate the largest entrepreneurial companies in Sălaj county. 19 companies created by local entrepreneurs have a turnover of at least 10 million euros The total turnover of the 10 largest scale-up entrepreneurial companies in Bistrita-Năsăud county increased by 19% from 1.7 billion lei in 2021 to 2.1 billion lei in 2022 construction and energy are the industries in which the largest entrepreneurial companies in Bistrita-Năsăud County operate 46 companies founded by entrepreneurs have a turnover of over 10 million euros The total turnover of the 10 largest entrepreneurial companies in Maramureș County increased by 30% from 3 billion lei in 2021 to 3.9 billion lei in 2022 utilities and equipment automation and transport are the sectors in which the largest entrepreneurial companies in Maramureș County operate 49 companies founded by entrepreneurs have a turnover of over 10 million euros 497 entrepreneurial companies from the North-West Region have export activities which includes companies with Romanian capital with a total turnover of at least 2 million euros 387 entrepreneurial companies in the North-West Region have a turnover of over 10 million euros while in Satu Mare and Sălaj there are 90 and 38 entrepreneurial companies respectively that have internationalization activities (they were not taken into calculation multinational companies) and in Maramureș county there are 46 entrepreneurial companies with export activities The ScaleOut 4×10 study aims to identify the largest entrepreneurial companies in the North-West region the number of exporting companies and the most important areas in which growth is recorded at the local and national level The analysis took into account companies from the North-West region with Romanian capital with a total turnover of at least 2 million euros Kaufland opens the second store in Satu Mare on January 24 Kaufland creates 90 new jobs in Satu Mare and contributes to the local community development The store has a selling surface of 2,305 sqm and a total surface of approximately 4,500 sqm. The program of the hypermarket is: from Monday to Saturday from 7:30 AM to 10 PM and on Sunday from 8 AM to 10 PM Kaufland is one of the biggest retail companies in Europe NEPI Rockcastle opened the Shopping City Satu Mare mall including the opening of the first Carrefour hypermarket in the city on an area of ​​7,500 square meters The project also has a positive impact on the community generating more than 900 permanent jobs after opening Shopping City Satu Mare has 2 levels and has a total rentable area of ​​approximately 29,000 sqm The project meets visitors with 1,000 parking spaces Customers will also have 2 electric charge stations and a bus stop in front of the shopping center the cinematic multiplex Cineplexx will be opened has begun the construction works of Shopping City Satu Mare the 18th commercial center in the Romanian portfolio The opening is scheduled for the end of this year and will have a lettable area of 29,000 sqm and two floors „Satu Mare has been the natural choice in the continuation of expansion strategy that NEPI Rockcastle has in Romania as the city needs a modern shopping destination and entertainment,” said Sebastian Mahu Shopping City Satu Mare will be a commercial center adapted to the local trends. Out of the 90 brands that will be launched, some are brought in premiere in the region. Many customers a experiencing problems with the signal The operator announced on Facebook that is working to solve the problems Orange’s voice and data networks stopped working in several localities in the country The problems were encountered in Bucharest according to the information we have so far Neither the orange.ro portal could be accessed “At the moment, some of our customers are having difficulty accessing voice and data services as well as Orange applications. This situation occurs as a result of multiple segmentation in the fiber optic network. Our colleagues from the Technical Department are already working to fix the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. We come back as soon as we have news,” the company said on Facebook. fixed and TV services to more than 10 million customers some of our customers have encountered difficulties accessing voice and data services as well as Orange applications This situation occurred as a result of several simultaneous cross sections of the main fiber optic buses in the counties of Bistrita-Nasaud Our technical teams intervened promptly on the ground and resumed services gradually The services returned to normal operating parameters at 17:40 Sections that affected the fiber optic network were caused by landslide in Mehedinti County and civil engineering works in the counties of Brasov and Bistrita-Nasaud last year we encountered more than 1,200 fiber-cutting incidents most of them without impact on the services offered to our customers they do not have the impact of today’s damage because in the Orange network we use double protection and even triple protection of the fiber optic infrastructure Today’s exceptional situation has arisen from the fact that all three main fiber optic bus protection rings have been cut simultaneously leading to the isolation of critical network equipment and platforms We regret the discomfort created and thank our customers for understanding Carrefour Romania opened on December 5 and 6 two new hypermarkets with individual sales areas of ​​over 7,500 sqm in Satu Mare and Baia Mare The two new hypermarkets will have an offer of 55,000 products They will be served by around 250 employees and have about 1,000 free parking spaces. registered a landslide victory in the local elections although he is behind bars who was supported by the Coalition for Baia Mare has been recently placed in preventive arrest for bribery According to the partial results Chereches got 70.28 percent of the votes, while the rest was split between three candidates. the ex-mayor thanked his supporters for “defending” the city the former mayor was caught red-handed with a bribe of RON 30,000 prosecutors say that Chereches had agreed to finance the local football club from public funds on the condition that a portion of these funds would return in his pockets Ovidiu Posirca New infrastructure projects worth more than € 1.5 billion are expected to be delivered in the regional cities of Romania this year while in Bucharest construction works for the new bypass will continue as part of a € 1 billion investment the first new airport in the last decades will start operating in Brasov from 2022 following an investment of approximately 70 million euros while airports in other cities are included in major modernization programs highlights a BUCHAREST REAL ESTATE CLUB (BREC) analysis Near Cluj-Napoca, a 30 km section of the Brasov-Oradea highway is under construction and it will be delivered in 2023. The project value is estimated at over EUR 282 million. In Alba County, South of Cluj-Napoca, another section of the Sebes-Turda highway, with a 24.2 km length, was inaugurated at the end of last year, following a EUR 111 million investment. The bypass road in the Southern part of Timisoara is under construction and will be opened in 2022, according to estimates by the National Company for Road Infrastructure Management (CNAIR). The almost 26 km section is being developed following an investment of approximately EUR 55 million. the largest project in the Eastern part of the country A strategic investment in the infrastructure of Iasi County will be the new Targu Neamt-Iasi-Ungheni highway The first sections are scheduled for inauguration starting with 2025 Additional express roads are being planned in the region and construction should begin in the coming years The A7 project will be the largest transport infrastructure project developed in the area of ​​Moldova to date The highway will connect Buzau with Siret and will cross the cities of Focsani A separate highway segment will connect Ploiesti and Buzau Ploiesti – Buzau is the first section of the A7 Ploiesti – Pascani announced for the start of construction after the 16 km section of the Bacau Beltway was recently inaugurated a new ring road is being authorized for investment The project will be developed following an investment of approximately EUR 34.6 million; the bypass will be 10 km long and will be the largest infrastructure project developed in Botosani in over 3 decades the 30.8 km long detour was officially delivered 9 passages and a road junction and was developed following an investment of approximately EUR 135 million Constanta: Strategic stake on the sea – side  The infrastructure of the seaside city has a strategic stake with a large portfolio of investment projects undergoing both in the city of Constanta and in the port area Among the major projects that could attract new investments are the construction of the new sports complex Farul Constanta (a stadium with 18,000 seats and an investment value of EUR 85 million) projects to improve urban mobility both inside the city (Smart City projects) as well as between the city and the seaside resorts as well as an extensive urban regeneration project of the Downtown area Over 55% of the total works at the Braila Bridge have been completed The bridge will be 1.97 km long and will be the third longest suspension bridge in Europe New investments in airport infrastructure in Brasov The first new airport built in the last decades will become operational in Ghimbav following an investment of approximately EUR 70 million Authorities plan to raise around € 300 million in EU funding to build a rail link between the airport and Brasov which could boost freight operations in the region the modernized Bucharest Baneasa Airport should reach its maximum capacity The airport has recently benefited from major renovations worth approximately EUR 13.4 million The authorities also announced plans to modernize Iasi Airport The total investment budget of approximately EUR 90 million will be used to add new passenger terminals and to develop a new car park Construction is expected to be completed by 2023 a new terminal for international departures will be developed by the end of 2023 following an investment of 200 million lei (40.4 million euros) The new airport terminal will cover 4,383 sqm and will support an increase in annual passenger capacity to 3 million the Canadian-based Company that owns Winstar Satu Mare has recently revealed plans to invest in the Satu Mare Concession in Romania and to bring the Moftinu gas field onto experimental production Serinus Energy announced that they successfully raised C$25.2 million dollars in an equity financing that provides the funds to invest in the Romanian operations and begin to expand the exploration coverage of the Satu Mare Concession gave us some major details about the Moftinu gas field project and Serinus Energy’s plans for the near future in Romania and the region Oil and gas is an industry which has always been male-dominated There have been positive steps which have helped to integrate women into the industry but females continue to be under-represented How is it like to be a woman working in the O&G sector we can say that you are right: it was a world dominated by men intellectual maturity and behavioural decency contributed to a misconception regarding the skills and capabilities of women to acquire a range of general skills enabling them to participate in various industrial fields I am convinced that together we will overcome the mental barriers as you are not responsible only for yourself Working in this field is a permanent challenge it was not at all easy to make my partners listen to me I managed to make myself heard and the arguments and my professional achievements made them accept my views I am happy to see that some people’s incapacity and frustration to understand that a woman can coordinate and lead an oil and gas company in Romania has begun whereas men and women have started to be present in equal numbers at any management level of oil and gas companies There should be no difference between a man and a woman who works in this field: the challenges are permanent I feel that others’ expectations with regard to the success and achievements of women managers in the oil industry are very high Which are your main responsibilities within the company and key achievements I joined Winstar in 2008 and it has been a tremendous experience for me I have always been intrigued by the oil and gas industry and I cherish the opportunity that the Company has provided to me I have continued taking on more and more responsibilities which have helped me developed my skills and talents Every day I come to work to take on all the challenges and projects that the oil and gas industry presents each day As the Romanian Country Manager I am responsible for representing and implementing the company’ plans and activities Which are Serinus Energy and Winstar Satu Mare’s recent milestones The last two years in the oil & gas industry have been full of uncertainty and upheaval Serinus currently produces oil and gas in Tunisia and had produced gas in Ukraine until February last year at which time they sold their interest and exited the country Romania became the focus of the Company going forward Getting the approval for Phase three of our concession agreement on October 28 we were able to make the decision to proceed with bringing our two gas discoveries in Moftinu onto experimental production It is transformational for the Company and I am very happy to be playing a large role in the Company’s strategic future here in Romania Tell us more about the exploration coverage of the Satu Mare Concession and the Moftinu gas field Serinus owns an undivided 60% working interest in the onshore Satu Mare concession a 2,949-square kilometre (729,000 gross acres) exploration and development block The Company signed the addendum for a 3-year term extension effective October 28 2016 approval to the exploration period of the concession agreement from the National Agency for Mineral Resources (NAMR) Winstar agreed with NAMR a new work program to be carried out during the extension period That program includes a commitment to drill two wells plus either acquire 120 km2 of new 3D seismic data or drill a third well Both wells are following up on the Moftinu-1000 well drilled in 2012 prior to the acquisition of 3D seismic over the area and is located down dip of both the Moftinu-1001 and 1002bis wells The Moftinu-1001 and 1002bis locations have been selected using 3D seismic and are targeting Miocene and Pliocene sands at depths between 1,800 – 2,000 metres within structural closures in combination with seismic amplitude anomalies Moftinu gas discovery should provide production and cash flow in 2018 Future development also implies the construction of a 15 MMcf/d gas plant with dehydration you supervise the drilling program of the company Which are the latest developments and the next stages of Moftinu gas field objective I oversee all aspects of the Company’s operations and regulatory Following the start-up of the Moftinu experimental production project the Company is going to drill the first two commitment exploration wells of the Phase 3 extension These are planned to be completed in the first half of 2018 we will decide how best to proceed with further exploration activities on the concession The Company is very excited about the potential of the Satu Mare concession What does bringing ‘onto experimental production’ these reserves actually mean (Nm3/day) Which are the main benefits of this project Winstar Satu Mare as the Operator and Titleholder of the Satu Mare concession for the Moftinu discovery required to Romanian Engineering Company (Contractor) to carry out the Basis Engineering for execute (EPCC phase) A total of three wells were drilled in Moftinu geological structure (Moftinu 1000 1001 and 1002 BIS) and 2 are to start production by means of a group of facilities that will be located on well 1001 pad Such facilities will separate well fluids and perform gas conditioning in view of its delivery to Transgaz.The first unit is for the separation of gas and associated liquids from wells and covers an inlet manifold a high pressure three phase test separator a high pressure two phase production separator a low pressure three phase production separator a condensate storage tank and a water storage tank The gas from low pressure separator shall be used as fuel gas in the TEG dehydration unit The gas from high pressure separators shall be directed to GCU that includes a TEG dehydration unit to achieve a proper water dew point and a LTS unit to achieve a proper hydrocarbon dew point At LTS outlet gas is measured in a metering skid GMS located on the well pad and then delivered into Transgaz pipeline via a 10”x3 km connecting pipeline The condensate from LTS shall be directed into the condensate storage tank at the separation facility The project and its completion will result in no harm to the environment the proposed works will not lead to the occurrence of continuous sources of pollution to water air and soil and the maximum allowable standard limits will not be exceeded Fluids will be separated from the well gas (gas produced water) in the new facilities at Moftinu gas metering will be in place for gas delivery to Transgaz according to ANRE requirements According to current gas delivery requirements the gas has to be dehydrated (to get a dew point of -15°C to pressure in delivery point) and heavy fractions (condensate) separated a new TEG gas dehydration unit and LTS unit should be designed to achieve this goal The new gas conditioning unit (Gas dehydration Unit with TEG + LTS unit) will be located at approximately 26 km North-West of Satu Mare city The explored perimeter pertains to Moftinu Mic locality The location can be accessed from road DN 19 (European road E671) that crosses the locality and separates Domnesti village from villages Moftinu Mic our Company will benefit from this project but just as important will be the local and national economic benefits as well as the employment and business opportunities the project offers to the citizens and businesses of Romania When do you anticipate the first gas from Moftinu field We are very excited to be on the verge of awarding the EPC contract for the project in the coming weeks as well as receiving our gas operator’s license from ARNE the project can then move onto the construction stage the project should be in production in the 1Q of 2018 NAMR approved the addendum letter for an additional three-year exploration period on the concession What plans do you have for the near future in Romania and the region Are there other new concessions the company intends to acquire a new management team was established at Serinus in September It has been such a pleasure to work with them and to have them invite me to all management and strategy meetings We have made tremendous progress in the relative short time we have been together moving forward on the experimental production project and being able to raise the money to move forward with the project This demonstrates the Company’s focus and commitment to Romania we will always be looking at new opportunities in Romania that can help the Company grow and expand The Company will make acquisitions that fit its strategy and make technical and financial sense to achieving these objectives You are also involved in creating new business opportunities and a stable environment for more Romanian-Canadian projects I see more and more people and companies who are attracted by the idea of starting or conducting their business in Romania I see the Romanian community is growing and growing each day I strongly believe that both of these countries will and can benefit from learning from each other’s experiences and projects We know that there is no sure shot success formula and yet successful people are driven by a series of things they value I am driven by the new challenges my job brings every day It is such a rewarding experience to work with such a smart and dedicated team of colleagues The Company looks at the big picture and wants to do not only what is right for its investors but also be a committed contributor to the growth and development of the country of Romania