The import of petroleum products to Moldova in 2021, compared to 2020, increased by 7%, amounting to 883.29 thousand tons against 825.13 thousand tons a year earlier.
As InfoMarket was informed at the National Agency for Energy Regulation, at the same time, the import of gasoline in 2021, compared to the previous year, increased by 8.8% - up to 173 thousand 325.61 tons, diesel fuel - increased by 7.5% - to 648 thousand 867.13 tons, and liquefied gas - decreased by 2.2% - to 61 thousand 094.75 tons. According to NAER, at the end of 2021, 22 companies held licenses for the import and wholesale trade of gasoline and diesel fuel (at the end of the previous year - 22), and licenses for the import and wholesale of liquefied gas - 12 companies (at the end of the previous year - 13). As of the end of 2021, 89 license holders were engaged in the retail sale of gasoline and diesel fuel (versus 90 in the same period of the previous year), and 77 license holders of liquefied gas (as of the end of the previous year - 77). In general, as of the end of 2021, there were 200 holders of licenses for the sale of petroleum products on the market (as of the end of the previous year - 202). In 2021, NAER issued a total of 27 licenses for activities in the oil products market, of which 24 licenses were extended for the next 5 years. According to NAER, at the end of 2021, there were 708 certified filling stations operating in the country (against 713 a year earlier), of which 520 sell all three types of fuel (a year earlier - 514), 148 - only gasoline and diesel fuel (a year earlier - 152) , and 40 - only liquefied gas (a year earlier - 47). Earlier, NAER reported that approximately 67% of the total number of gas stations in the country belong to 6 companies: Lukoil Moldova (its share is 17% of the total), Petrom Moldova - 13%, Rompetrol Moldova - 11%, Tirex Petrol - 11% , Datario - 10% (trade name Vento) and Bemol - 5%. // 06.04.2022 — InfoMarket
