Rompetrol Rafinare and Rompetrol Petrochemicals, member companies of the Rompetrol Group, have successfully recommissioned the production installations on the Petromidia platform after the completion, on November 1 st , of the general scheduled revision. The total level of investments performed during the revision (September 20 - November 1) amounted to over 43 million USD. "It was a large operation, carried on based on the effective legislation regarding the functioning of refineries. The performed works and investments support the objectives established by the Group for 2011, namely reaching a processing capacity within the refinery of over 5 million tons of raw material per year, and the improvement of the level of operational and safety efficiency on the Petromidia platform" stated Alexandru Nicolcioiu, Vice President of the Refinery and Petrochemical Division of the Rompetrol Group. Among the most important projects conducted during this revision there is the retooling of the Catalytic Cracking unit, which allows the significant increase of the production efficiency, as well as the automation of the compressors and the integration of new systems meant to monitor the performance of the installations. Another notable accomplishment is the modernization of the Gas Desulphurization and Sulphur Recovery unit according to the new processing capacity of the refinery of over 5 million tons of raw material. This measure also led to a 30% increase of the sulphur recovery level. Also, the works aimed at creating the necessary premises for the integration of the future installations within the operational flow of the refinery (the Mild Hydrogen Cracking unit, the hydrogen plant, and a sulphur recovery unit). The works were coordinated by Rominserv, the general contractor of the Rompetrol Group, which collaborated with 52 companies and 3,100 people. Within the refinery and o