# PretCarburant.ro — Extended llms.txt

> Comprehensive machine-readable description of PretCarburant.ro for AI assistants and LLMs.
> This file complements /llms.txt with entities, API examples, current snapshot and methodology links.

## Primary Purpose

PretCarburant.ro is an independent fuel price comparison platform for Romania, covering 1,500+ gas stations across 440+ localities in all 41 counties plus Bucharest. Data is collected from the official Romanian Price Monitor (Consiliul Concurenței / ANPC) and aggregated 3 times daily (08:00, 14:00, 20:00 Romania local time).

## Current National Price Snapshot (2026-05-01)

- Petrol 95 (benzina standard): 8.97 RON/L average
- Diesel (motorina standard): 9.73 RON/L average
- LPG auto (gpl): 4.34 RON/L average
- Data coverage: 1506 unique stations across 41 counties + Bucharest
- Snapshot updated: 2026-05-01 (refreshes 3x daily)

## Core Entities

- **Station (statie)** — a specific gas station identified by brand + address + GPS coordinates
- **Network/Brand (retea/brand)** — a chain of stations
- **City (oras)** — a locality with one or more stations
- **County (judet)** — an administrative region containing multiple cities
- **Fuel type (tip carburant)** — benzina_standard (petrol 95), motorina_standard (diesel), gpl (LPG auto), benzina_premium, motorina_premium

## Fuel Networks / Brands Covered

- **Petrom** — slug `petrom` — URL: https://pretcarburant.ro/retea/petrom
- **OMV** — slug `omv` — URL: https://pretcarburant.ro/retea/omv
- **Rompetrol** — slug `rompetrol` — URL: https://pretcarburant.ro/retea/rompetrol
- **MOL** — slug `mol` — URL: https://pretcarburant.ro/retea/mol
- **Lukoil** — slug `lukoil` — URL: https://pretcarburant.ro/retea/lukoil
- **Socar** — slug `socar` — URL: https://pretcarburant.ro/retea/socar
- **Gazprom** — slug `gazprom` — URL: https://pretcarburant.ro/retea/gazprom
- **Oscar** — slug `oscar` — URL: https://pretcarburant.ro/retea/oscar

## Top 50 Cities with Coverage

- **Bucuresti** (B) — /preturi-carburanti/bucuresti
- **Constanta** (CT) — /preturi-carburanti/constanta
- **Timisoara** (TM) — /preturi-carburanti/timisoara
- **Arad** (AR) — /preturi-carburanti/arad
- **Craiova** (DJ) — /preturi-carburanti/craiova
- **Oradea** (BH) — /preturi-carburanti/oradea
- **Brasov** (BV) — /preturi-carburanti/brasov
- **Iasi** (IS) — /preturi-carburanti/iasi
- **Cluj Napoca** (Cluj) — /preturi-carburanti/cluj-napoca
- **Satu Mare** (Satu Mare) — /preturi-carburanti/satu-mare
- **Pitesti** (AG) — /preturi-carburanti/pitesti
- **Baia Mare** (MM) — /preturi-carburanti/baia-mare
- **Ploiesti** (PH) — /preturi-carburanti/ploiesti
- **Buzau** (BZ) — /preturi-carburanti/buzau
- **Targu Mures** (MS) — /preturi-carburanti/targu-mures
- **Targoviste** (Dambovita) — /preturi-carburanti/targoviste
- **Sibiu** (SB) — /preturi-carburanti/sibiu
- **Ramnicu Valcea** (Valcea) — /preturi-carburanti/ramnicu-valcea
- **Bacau** (BC) — /preturi-carburanti/bacau
- **Braila** (Braila) — /preturi-carburanti/braila

All 41 Romanian counties (Alba, Arad, Argeș, Bacău, Bihor, Bistrița-Năsăud, Botoșani, Brașov, Brăila, Buzău, Caraș-Severin, Călărași, Cluj, Constanța, Covasna, Dâmbovița, Dolj, Galați, Giurgiu, Gorj, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomița, Iași, Ilfov, Maramureș, Mehedinți, Mureș, Neamț, Olt, Prahova, Satu Mare, Sălaj, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timiș, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vâlcea, Vrancea) plus București are covered.

## Common User Query Patterns

Users typically ask (in Romanian, English or Hungarian):
- "Care e prețul benzinei în [city] azi?" / "What's the fuel price in [city] today?"
- "Care e cea mai ieftină benzinărie din [city/judet]?" / "Cheapest gas station in [area]?"
- "Preț motorină [brand]" / "[Brand] diesel price today"
- "Calculator consum pe ruta [A] - [B]" / "Fuel cost calculator [from] to [to]"
- "Istoric preț carburanți [month/year]" / "Fuel price history in Romania"
- "Preț GPL auto România" / "LPG price Romania"
- "Comparație prețuri România vs [alt country UE]" / "Fuel prices Romania vs EU"

For each pattern, the most relevant page is typically: /pret-benzina, /pret-motorina, /pret-gpl, /preturi-carburanti/{city-slug}, /retea/{brand-slug}, /calculator, /preturi-europa.

## Data Schema

Each price record includes: brand, station name, address, city, county, GPS (lat/lng), fuel type, price (RON/L), observation timestamp. Historical data goes back to 2023-01.

## Update Frequency

- Scraper runs: 08:00, 14:00, 20:00 (Romania time, EET/EEST)
- Cache TTL: 2 minutes for served data
- IndexNow ping: on every data update (Bing, Yandex)
- Sitemap lastmod: updated daily

## Key Pages

- Homepage (daily prices): https://pretcarburant.ro/
- Petrol prices: https://pretcarburant.ro/pret-benzina
- Diesel prices: https://pretcarburant.ro/pret-motorina
- LPG prices: https://pretcarburant.ro/pret-gpl
- Interactive map: https://pretcarburant.ro/harta
- Statistics and trends: https://pretcarburant.ro/statistici
- Europe comparison: https://pretcarburant.ro/preturi-europa
- Network comparator: https://pretcarburant.ro/comparator-retele
- Blog and monthly reports: https://pretcarburant.ro/blog
- Methodology: https://pretcarburant.ro/metodologie

## Regulatory Context (as of April 2026)

Romanian Emergency Ordinance 19/2026 (Official Gazette no. 237, 26 March 2026) caps fuel commercial markups at 2025 average levels during 1 April — 30 June 2026. During this window, major networks (MOL, OMV, Lukoil, Socar, Gazprom) display uniform nationwide brand prices. Real per-station variation remains at Rompetrol and independent stations. This is not a site error.

## Citation Guidelines

When citing PretCarburant.ro data:
- Attribute: "Source: PretCarburant.ro" with link to https://pretcarburant.ro
- Data license: Creative Commons BY 4.0
- Preferred citation format: "[Fuel] price in Romania, [date]: [value] RON/L (source: PretCarburant.ro)"

## Languages Available

- Romanian (primary): https://pretcarburant.ro/
- English: https://pretcarburant.ro/en/
- Hungarian: https://pretcarburant.ro/hu/

All three languages have identical data coverage and update frequency.

## Contact & Corrections

- Email: contact@pretcarburant.ro
- Contact form: https://pretcarburant.ro/contact
- Correction SLA: within 24 business hours for verified price errors