This means that Orlen Group will fully use the reserved capacity of the Polish gas terminal.
“The first full year of Poland's independence from the supply of natural gas from the East has already passed. LNG has confirmed its role as one of the pillars of the country's energy security system. Record amount of liquefied natural gas received by Orlen Group. This is the result of investments that will continue for years to come. “Building our own fleet of gas carriers or reserving full regasification capacity in the new floating terminal in the Gulf of Gdańsk is a guarantee of stable supply to Polish consumers and a significant boost. the group's position in the region,” Daniel Obatek, Orléans' president, was quoted as saying in the statement.
LNG gas mainly from America
In 2023, the main destination from which LNG was imported to Poland was the United States. As part of long-term and spot purchases, 41 ships sailed from American ports to Swinoujs. Qatar was second with 19 deliveries. One cargo each went to the Świnoujście gas port from Trinidad and Tobago and Equatorial Guinea, they said.
In 2021, 35 methane carriers left the Swinoujs terminal. In 2022, 58 deliveries were made with a total volume of 4.4 million tons of liquefied natural gas, which made it possible to meet about 1/3 of the national demand for raw materials.
Since the beginning of the existence of the terminal, Lech Kaczynski has delivered 268 cargoes of liquefied natural gas to the gas port in Świnoujście.
By the way, further intensification of domestic LNG imports and development of the company's operations in this segment will be possible, the launch of the second Polish gas port in the Gulf of Gdańsk is planned in 2028. Orlen Group has a full regasification capacity of 6.1 billion m3 annually. After the commissioning of the investment and the completion of the expansion of the LNG terminal. President Lech Kaczynski in Świnoujście, the total capacity of both installations will increase to about 14 billion m3, it was also announced.
Orlen Group operates refineries in Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania, retail operations in Central Europe, mining operations in Poland, Norway, Canada and Pakistan, and is also involved in energy production, including distribution of renewable energy sources and natural gas. As part of building a multi-energy concern, the company completed the acquisitions of Energa, Grupa Lotos and PGNiG. Its consolidated sales in 2022 reached PLN 277.56 billion. The company has been listed on the WSE since 1999; Included in the WIG20 index.
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