.After graduating the Petroleum and Natural Gas University – Well Drilling and Reservoir Exploration Faculty in 2001, he acquired 20 years of experience in the natural gas and petroleum production field. Started his activity as petroleum engineer within Petrom S.A. Throughout his career Mr. Chircă occupied different job positions working for petroleum and natural gas production Companies and Companies providing services in this field: Deputy Production Sector Manager, Senior Technical Advisor, Head of Operations within OMV Petrom, Deputy General Manager responsible with investments within S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A., Head of Business Unit within J Christof E&P Services.

Advanced technical and economic studies within the petroleum field, business and results oriented thinking. Excellent communication skills, optimistic and positive, possessing complex problem solving and decision-making, abilities within the petroleum and natural gas field.

Coordinates and monitors, from a technical perspective,  the implementation of projects concerning maintenance, repairs and upgrading of the infrastructure related to hydrocarbon fields.

Mr. Hategan has an activity of 20 years within S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A., with experience in coordinating activities in the mechanical field and capital repairs of the company's fixed assets.  He graduated the Oil and Gas University in Ploiesti, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and a master degree in Natural Gas and Hydrocarbons Transmission and Distribution.

She has an extensive experience as project manager resulted from of the coordination of many programs and a professional experience resulted from working at Schlumberger where she held many positions between 2001 and 2020, starting as geophysical engineer and afterwards holding the position of director for Romania, Central and East Europe Operational Director, project Manager for ”Laslau Mare gas Rehabilitation Project” and Executive Account Manager for East Europe.

She graduated the Faculty of Biology, Geography and Geology- Specialization Geological and Geophysical Engineering. Afterwards, she followed a series of specializations, qualifications and achieved certification as trainer in the management, public procurement sector and Structural and Cohesion European Funds and Project Management Professional (PMP). She holds a professional diploma in the area of management at the Open University- Codecs Romania and MBA at the Open University of Great Britain.

Geology specialist with an experience gained in multinational and multicultural oil and gas companies, is enthusiastic, well organized and result-oriented.

He has been part of S.N.G.N. Romgaz S.A. team since 2019 when he started as geologist in the Exploration Contracts Department and afterwards he became head of department.  Mr. Paunescu is currently Exploration Appraisal Director responsible for coordinating and monitoring the exploration activity, which represents the studies and operations carried out in order to identify, to quantitatively and qualitatively assess reservoirs and to establish the technical and economic conditions to capitalize such reserves.

Graduate of Bucharest University, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, and of master’s degree in Geology, he has numerous trainings, qualifications and certifications relevant in the oil and gas field. He has advanced knowledge of English language, team work and communication skills.

Appointed as Interim Director of Production Department in July 2021 to coordinate the hydrocarbon production activity, he has an experience of 32 years in ROMGAZ. During the last six years he held the position of Head of Production Management Office after holding the position of Head of Technical, Technologies Office during 2003 – 2015. Between 2001 – 2003 he held the position of Engineer within the Department for Restructuring and Privatization Management.

He has been part of ROMGAZ team since 1989 right after completing his higher education, when he was hired as a Drilling Engineer. He worked as an engineer within several departments of ROMGAZ: 1993-1998 – Engineer within the Production and Dispatch Office, 1998-2000 – Engineer within the Reservoir Engineering and Production Technology Laboratory, 2000-2001- Engineer within the Production Office, 2001-2003 – Engineer within the Department for Restructuring and Privatization Management.

Graduate of the Oil and Gas University, Ploiesti, he holds two Master’s Degrees in: Environmental Science and Petroleum Industry Management and a Doctorate Degree in Engineering Sciences in the field of Mines, Oil and Gas.

He has a vast professional experience in teaching, being a Lecturer within the Industrial Engineering and Management Department at “Lucian Blaga” University in Sibiu, Faculty of Engineering and has several qualifications, trainings and certifications relevant in the oil field.

He has been part of ROMGAZ team since October 1992 when he began as certified public accountant within the Internal Management Control Department – Medias Gas Production Unit. In March 2000 he was appointed Head of Financial Management Control and in September 2003 he became Economic Director within SIRCOSS Branch.

In January 2008 he was appointed Director of the Economic Department of the company and during March 2012 – July 2012 he held the Financial Director position.

In August 2012 he was appointed Head of Treasury Office until October 2019. From November 2019 until December 2019 he was Director of the Economic Department.

Since January 2020 he has been Director of the Accounting Department.

He joined ROMGAZ in 2009 and constantly evolved from Legal Adviser, Head of Office to QHSE Director and Human Resources Director.

He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu – ”Simion Barnutiu” Faculty of Law, Law specialization and has a Master’s Degree in Criminal Law in the context of European Integration, Faculty of Law and Administrative Sciences, Romanian-German University in Sibiu.

Licensed in Finance and Banking, with an experience of more than 15 years, he held management positions in companies within the financial-banking field over the years.   

Subsequently, we worked in the field of financial management control within CNTEE Transelectrica SA.

Beginning with February 2019 he was appointed Director of Procurement Department at ROMGAZ.

As a Legal Counselor, he started to work in the field of natural gas in 1997, at E.ON Gaz Romania (Distrigaz Nord prior to privatization) where he successively held the Head of Legal Office and Legal Expert positions until 2013.

In August 2013 he joined ROMGAZ team as Adviser, later as Director of the Management Support Department and he is currently Director of the Regulation Department.