Bucharest's 6th sector, which provides access to the Bucharest-Ploiesti motorway, is a genuine gold mine for the top three players on the petroleum market (Petrom, Rompetrol and Lukoil), with the filling stations generating the highest sales in Bucharest owned by these companies being located in the Militari and Drumul Taberei districts. Areas such as Prelungirea Ghencea, Iuliu Maniu Avenue, Bucuresti-Pitesti Road and Virtutii Road are among the top 10 areas favoured for building a petrol station, according to data from Petrom, Rompetrol, Lukoil Romania, and OMV Romania.
"Among the leading factors that influence a petrol station's sales are its location, the price of fuel, the brand of the petrol station, the services provided, as well as the station's size," say Petrom representatives whose best-selling Bucharest station is the one located on Iuliu Maniu Avenue, at No. 486, in the 6th sector. Lukoil's best station in Bucharest is at No. 4 Prelungirea Ghencea Street. Rompetrol's champion petrol station is in Chiajna, close to the 6th sector, on the ring road.
The 1st sector, which ensures connection with Ploiesti, as well as with Bucharest's two airports, the 6th sector, where the motorway to Pitesti starts from, and the 3rd sector, which provides the connection to A2 Motorway are the hottest areas when it comes to building a petrol station.
According to data from Petrom, Lukoil Romania, Rompetrol and OMV Romania about the top ten stations by sales in each network, the biggest sales are generated by the stations in the 1st sector, followed by the 6th sector, and by the 3rd sector.
No company has revealed the sales volume of its leading stations operated in Bucharest, considering the data to be confidential.
According to recent statements from Rompetrol representatives, the company sold around 13,000 litres of fuel per day on average. Thi
