Ten years after the last round of public auctions, the National Agency for Mineral Resources will begin the 11th auction round providing 28 exploration areas for concession, according to Florin Ciocanela, a state advisor for PM Viorica Dancila.

There are 22 onshore and six offshore exploitation areas to be auctioned, each with an area of ​​approximately 1,000 sq km.

The previous concession round was conducted in the 2009-2010 period, when ANRM auctioned the concession of 30 petroleum perimeters, of which 12 offshore and 18 offshore.