The Roman-Secuieni gas field is a natural gas field

Natural gas field

Oil and natural gas are produced by the same geological process according fossil fuel suggestion: anaerobic decay of organic matter deep under the Earth's surface. As a consequence, oil and natural gas are often found together...

 in Secuieni

Secuieni, Neamt

Secuieni is a commune in Neamţ County, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Başta, Bârjoveni, Bogzeşti, Butnăreşti, Giuleşti, Prăjeşti, Secuieni, Secuienii Noi and Unceşti....

, Neamţ County

Neamt County

Neamț is a county of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. It has three communes, Bicaz-Chei, Bicazu Ardelean and Dămuc in Transylvania.-Demographics:...

, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 lying 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of Roman

Roman, Romania

Roman is a mid-sized city, having the title of municipality, located in the central part of Moldavia, a traditional region of Romania. It is located 46 km east of Piatra Neamţ, in the Neamţ County at the confluence of Siret and Moldova rivers....

 and 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) from Bacău

Bacau

Bacău is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. It covers a land surface of 43 km², and, as of January 1, 2009, has an estimated population of 177,087. The city is situated in the historical region of Moldavia, at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, and on the Bistriţa River...

. It was discovered in 1992 and developed by Romgaz

Romgaz

Societatea Națională de Gaze Naturale Romgaz SA Mediaș or simply Romgaz is the largest natural gas producer in Romania and one of the largest in Eastern Europe. The company is responsible for producing around 40% of the total natural gas consumption in Romania...

. It began production in September 1995 and produces natural gas

Natural gas

Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...

 and condensates

Natural gas condensate

Natural-gas condensate is a low-density mixture of hydrocarbon liquids that are present as gaseous components in the raw natural gas produced from many natural gas fields....

. The total proven reserves

Proven reserves

Proven reserves, also called proved reserves, measured reserves, 1P, and Reserves, are business or political terms regarding fossil fuel energy sources....

of the Roman-Secueni gas field are around 850 billion cubic feet (24×10⁹m³), and production is slated to increase from 60 million cubic feet/day (1.68×10⁵m³) in 2007 to 84 million cubic feet/day (2.4×10⁵m³) in 2010.