Tag Archives: Poland

Polish group Orlen has started constructing an onshore substation for the future Baltic Power wind farm in the Baltic Sea, which is scheduled to become operational in 2026. The company plans to start the first installation work at sea in 2024. The Baltic Power offshore wind farm will consist of …

The European Union is considering formally banning Russian crude flows via the Druzhba pipeline to Germany and Poland, which have already stopped importing Russia’s crude, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing documents it has seen. The Druzhba pipeline is a key artery of oil supply from Russia to Europe. It has …

Despite having access to the Naftoport-Polish oil port in Gdańsk, the German side has not yet completely removed Russia’s stake from Germany’s Schwedt Refinery. On May 3, Germany’s “Task Force PCK,” which is dealing with the situation of the Schwedt Refinery (PCK), met for the fourth time. Task Force PCK …

Poland and Ukraine on Thursday called for international sanctions against Russia’s nuclear energy sector, saying they feared their neighbour may hurt energy security and economies in Europe if attacks on Ukrainian power facilities continue. Last week, the European Union adopted the tenth package of sanctions targeting Russia, but did not …

Russia stopped deliveries of oil to Poland via the “Druzhba” (“Friendship”) pipeline, as informed by the Polish biggest state oil company PKN Orlen. PKN Orlen informed the Polish Press Agency that the company was prepared for such a move and that deliveries to its refineries would continue on tankers. “The …

Russia’s Transneft has received requests for oil for 2023 from Poland and Germany, the state oil pipeline monopoly’s head told Rossiya-24 TV station, according to TASS news agency. The EU has pledged to stop buying Russian oil via maritime routes from December 5, with Western nations also imposing price caps …

Minister of Development and Technology Waldemar Buda has acted on advice of the Internal Security Agency (ABW) to take over the shares owned by Gazprom in the EuRoPol Gaz company. EuRoPol is the owner of the Polish part of the Yamal-Europe gas pipe network. Up until now, Gazprom owned 48 …

The refinery in Schwedt, Germany, near the Polish border, refines 12 million tons of oil every year. It was built in the 1960s and received its supplies from the Druzhba pipeline, which pumped oil from Russia through Belarus and Poland onward to Germany. The plant in Schwedt was an object …

After a contract with American Westinghouse company to build the country’s first nuclear plant was announced by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, the Left opposition warned that the investment could face problems due to non-compliance with EU rules. The Warsaw government chose Westinghouse for the nuclear project, Morawiecki tweeted on Friday, …

The Baltic Pipe natural gas pipeline was officially opened Tuesday at a ceremony in Szczecin, Poland. Polish, Norwegian and Danish leaders attended the ceremony for the launch of the gas transmission system, which they hope will end Poland and Europe’s dependency on Russian gas. Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy …