"I cannot say which is the our most pessimistic scenario, but I can tell you the best case scenario: 2-3 percent growth," he said. Rompetrol estimates oil prices varying between $25 and $200 per barrel in 2009 and a 2-3 percent growth of the fuel retail market, compared to 8 percent this year.
According to Patriciu, the oil group, owned by Kazakh state-owned KazMunaiGas company, is not to increase salaries next year, as it foresees deflation in Romania. Rompetrol did not increased wages in 2008 either.
