Natural gas in Romania natural gas determined the foundation of Societatea Maghiara de Gaz Metan UEG (Hungarian Methane Company) by the Hungarian Ministry of Finances and Deutsche Bank whose scope of activity was the exploration, exploitation, transmission, distribution and use of natural gas in certain regions within Transylvania. A prodigious period followed for the gas distribution business and the year 1941 marks the construction of the first natural gas pipeline from Măneşti to Bucharest, while the following year a main pipeline is built for the transportation of natural gas from Transylvania to the capital city. After the unification of Transylvania and Romania in 1919
Natural gas in Bolivia natural gas industry, President Evo Morales dramatically took over and occupied installations by using military force on May 1, 2005. Even though he stated that expropriations would not occur, the short period of six months given to renegotiate contracts put great pressure on the main foreign companies exploring for of natural gas in Bolivia. The state-owned Brazilian company Petrobrás, was among the most affected, since it was one of Bolivia’s largest foreign investors and controlled 14% of the country’s natural gas reserves, which in consequence created large concerns in the Brazilian government. Ultimately, negotiations took place and no further hostilities