Environment

Our strategy and objectives cover regulatory compliance processes and procedures, responsibility assignment, training, emergency preparedness, alignment with the best techniques available in the industry, monitoring and measurement and environmental investments, as well as regularly auditing of our performance, as we seek to diminish our environmental impact.

Our integrated environmental permits and certifications include dedicated provisions in terms of water and waste management, GHG & air emissions mitigation and biodiversity protection.

Rompetrol Energy is a low-tier SEVESO III site and falls under the scope of Law 59/2016 (transposing the SEVESO III Directive into national legislation) on the control of major accident hazards involving dangerous substances. Thus, it has a Safety Management System (SMS) developed and implemented across its operations, which is constantly revised and updated in order to prevent the occurrence and to eliminate or minimize the effects of major accidents.

Biodiversity

Rompetrol Energy recognizes the global significance of biodiversity resources and the impact we have on them, as well as our direct and indirect dependencies on these resources. Rompetrol Energy is not located in a natural protected area which includes biodiversity sites. However, it is situated in the vicinity of several Natura 2000 Sites: 

  • approx. 300 m from the Special Protection Area ROSPA 0060 Tasaul-Corbu Lakes 
  • 1.35 km to ROSPA0076 Black Sea 
  • 5 km to Danube Delta. 


Given the nature of its activity (steam distribution/ water treatment & water distribution), its ground footprint (182,690 sqm), as well as its proximity to the biodiversity sites above, Rompetrol Energy takes all the necessary precautions in its operations to minimize its impact on protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas.

At present, the site’s biodiversity mainly consists of green spaces arranged for protection curtain and ruderal flora associated with anthropogenic habitats, along with several species of synanthropic fauna.
 

Energy consumption

Rompetrol Energy’s total energy consumption represents the sum of the non-renewable and renewable fuel used within the organization, the electricity, heating, cooling and steam purchased for consumption and sold, along with the self-generated electricity, heating, cooling and steam not used and the fuel consumption from company cars. Total energy consumption of Rompetrol Energy during the reporting period was 929,483 GJ, compared to 954,537.9 GJ in 2021.

In 2022, Rompetrol Energy implemented a program to reduce energy consumption by switching the lighting system from gas to led technology. One hundred 160W-light sources were replaced with 30 W(50pcs) and 20 W(50pcs).
 

Water consumption

In 2022, Rompetrol Energy’s total water consumption was 1,426 ML, compared to 1,369.302 ML in 2021. In 2021, our freshwater withdrawal accounted for 50.1% of our total water withdrawal. This freshwater was sourced from the Danube river through the Galeșu water station. In 2022, we were able to maintain our freshwater withdrawal at 50%, with the same source through the Galeșu water station.

Waste management

Rompetrol Energy ensures the management of all waste generated within the organization in accordance with a Prevention and reduction of generated waste program, designed to establish clear roles and procedures, while providing full compliance with the applicable legal provisions. 

Total waste recovery in 2022 – 127.803 tons.

Emissions

For 2022, the emissions of boilers in RPE by equity share are 90,542.523 tCO2e, while the mobile cars emission in RPE by equity share is 31.68 tCO2e.  

SCOPE 2 emissions of Rompetrol Energy in 2022 represented 1,872.35 to CO2e, with 3112811 kw/h delivered from green energy suppliers (Hidroelectrica – 1774264 kw/h and Midia Green Energy-1338547 kw/h). In 2021, SCOPE 2 emissions represented 2,226.994 to CO2e, while emissions intensity for the same period was 828.832 to CO2e. 

 

Scope 1: Rompetrol Energy GHG emissions

2022

2021

Direct emissions from units

Combustion of fuels in furnaces, boilers.
No biogenic CO2 release (tCO2e)

143,718.29

125,407

Mobile emissions

Company vehicles (tCO2e)

50.28

6.16

Total Scope 1 (tCO2e)

143,768.57

125,413.16



There were no emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) generated by Rompetrol Energy operations during 2022.
 

Rompetrol Energy air emissions

2022

2021

Sulfur oxides (t)

222.61

132.46

Nitrogen oxides (t)

187.08

125.55

Carbon monoxide (t)

26.93

24.06

Particulate matter (t)

20.14

4.21

Source of emission factors: CORINAIR 2019


No spills and no grievances from the local communities were recorded in 2022.

See more about our performance in the 2022 Group Sustainability Report