The European Commission said on June 1 that the EC has opened a
formal investigation to assess whether Romania’s gas transmission system
operator Transgaz has been hindering gas exports from Romania to other
EU Member States.
According to the EU’s competition chief, the Commission will
investigate whether Transgaz has abused a dominant market position in
breach of EU rules. The Commission’s antitrust investigation will focus
on indications that Transgaz has devised a strategy to restrict gas
exports from Romania to other Member States. Transgaz’s behaviour, if
established, could lead to higher prices and less secure supplies of
natural gas by decreasing liquidity on wholesale gas markets in Romania.
This behaviour could ultimately harm EU consumers and run counter to
the Energy Union objectives of greater integration and increased
security of supply in European energy markets.
“The Commission is determined to ensure that consumers throughout the
EU enjoy secure energy supplies at affordable prices,” Competition
Policy Commissioner
Margrethe Vestager said.
“An integrated and competitive single European energy market is
essential in this regard. We therefore need to investigate whether
Transgaz has been abusing its dominant position by isolating the
Romanian gas market and preventing its integration into the European gas
network,” she added.
https://www.neweurope.eu/article/eu-probe-gas-exports-restrictions-romania/