JT Grup Oil S.A. (BVB: JTG), a Romanian company active in the fuel distribution market, announces the completion of JT Terminal and moves towards an integrated business model that combines trading, logistics, storage, and distribution of oil products. The project, developed following an investment of approximately 30 million euros, is entering the operational phase and adds an annual operating capacity of up to 1 million metric tons of oil products to the market.
The completion of this investment comes at a time when supply security, diversification of logistics routes, and access to storage and distribution infrastructure have become central issues for the European energy market. Located in the Port of Constanta, with access to the Danube–Black Sea corridor and connecting maritime and fluvial flows to rail and road infrastructure, the JT Terminal offers a significant logistical advantage for Romania, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine. The Terminal creates a new entry, storage, and distribution point for oil products and helps strengthen the Port of Constanța’s role in logistics flows to the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine.
JT Terminal's modern infrastructure reduces the time required for logistics operations and increases the flexibility of supply chains, as it is designed to serve not only the Romanian market but also the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine, and to support the development of new trade flows to these markets.
Bogdan Aldea, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of JT Grup Oil, adds: "The inauguration of the JT Terminal marks the successful completion of the most complex investment project carried out by JT Grup Oil to date. We began this investment based on a concrete market need—Romania requires additional capacity to import, store, and distribute larger volumes of oil products. Today, this infrastructure is in place, and the investment goes beyond the development of a new line of business for JT Grup Oil—the terminal introduces additional import, storage, and distribution capacity to the market and contributes to the diversification of the infrastructure through which Romania can secure its supply of oil products.”
Speaking about the investment in JT Terminal, Jean Paul Tucan, the company’s majority shareholder, continues: “JT Terminal is one of the most important investments we’ve made and a project we believed in since the beginning, even though we faced many challenges. This investment was made through Romanian private capital, bank financing, and European funds, and we brought it to a successful conclusion despite a complex process that included delays of approximately nine months and numerous
administrative challenges. Beyond what JT Terminal means for the company’s development, we have delivered infrastructure that provides the economy with a new gateway for oil products, capable of supporting the supply of Romania, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine."
From fuel distribution to an integrated business model
For JT Grup Oil, the launch of JT Terminal significantly changes the scale and structure of the business. The company will transition from a model focused primarily on fuel distribution to an integrated one that combines trading, logistics, storage, and distribution, enabling it to participate in a greater part of the value chain—from the product’s entry into the country and storage through to delivery to customers. The new infrastructure lays the groundwork for increasing trade volumes, attracting international partners, and developing new trade flows to Romania, Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine. Even during the project’s development phase, JT Grup Oil reported commercial interest from companies in Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine regarding the use of the new logistics capacity.
"The launch of JT Terminal significantly changes our capacity for growth. Now we have the infrastructure needed to handle volumes of up to 1 million metric tons annually and to develop partnerships with major international companies, as well as new trade flows through the Port of Constanța. Over the next few years, our goal is to gradually increase the terminal’s capacity and the volumes handled, while preserving the financial discipline and transparency required of us as a publicly traded company.”, said Bogdan Aldea, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of JT Grup Oil S.A.
JT Grup Oil continues to invest in infrastructure
Completion of the JT Terminal represents the foundation for the next phase of JT Grup Oil’s development, as the company continues its strategy of expanding logistics infrastructure by building a new bitumen terminal. In this way, the Group aims to expand its existing infrastructure and enter into a segment that will be complementary to its current activities. At the same time, JT Grup Oil is working on the Dubova project, located at a strategic point at the entrance/exit of Romania. The project is currently under development and will have an operational capacity of 20,000 metric tons per month, complementing the Group’s logistics infrastructure and supporting cross-border flows of petroleum products.
New logistics capacity for Romania, Moldova, Serbia, and Ukraine
JT Terminal comprises eight storage tanks with a total storage capacity of 31,500 metric tons and is designed to handle an annual volume of up to 1 million metric tons through stock rotation. The infrastructure allows the management of barges with capacities ranging from 3,000 to 9,000 metric tons, the simultaneous operation of 16 wagons on two parallel railway lines, and the handling of up to 100 tanker trucks per day.
JT Terminal’s loading and unloading capacity reaches 700–1,000 metric tons per hour for ships, 300–700 metric tons per hour for trains, and 250 metric tons per hour for tanker trucks. The terminal’s full automation enables the coordination of traffic flows from the control center and reduces operating times—a significant advantage in an industry where product turnover directly impacts logistics costs.
