(IN BRIEF) ORLEN has signed a three-year crude oil supply agreement with Equinor for deliveries from the Johan Sverdrup field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, with supplies due to begin in September and annual volumes potentially exceeding 9 million tonnes, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Investment, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 5 million tonnes per year, 9 million tonnes per year, annual crude oil demand, central Europe, CO2 emissions reduction, crude oil, crude oil demand, crude oil market, crude oil supply agreement, Czech Republic, Eastern Europe, electricity from shore, energy resilience, energy security, Equinor, Equinor Agreement Boosts ORLEN’s Crude Supply Security Across Central Europe, geopolitical tensions, Irene Rummelhoff, Ireneusz Fąfara, Johan Sverdrup, Johan Sverdrup crude grade, Lithuania, long-term cooperation, low carbon solutions, market volatility, Marketing Midstream and Processing, natural gas supplies, Norway, Norwegian Continental Shelf, Norwegian crude, oil and gas, oil production, oil supplies, one-quarter of crude oil needs, operational reliability, ORLEN, ORLEN Group, ORLEN Strengthens Regional Energy Resilience Through Long-Term Equinor Contract, ORLEN to Receive Up to 9 Million Tonnes of Norwegian Crude Annually, Poland, predictable supplier, refineries, refinery operations, regional energy security, renewable energy, September deliveries, strategic partnership, supply chain resilience, supply diversification, Supply Security, three-year agreement, transport route security
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN Group has brought a 42.2 MW solar PV farm online at its Mažeikiai refinery in Lithuania, marking the Group’s largest on-site renewable energy installation and supporting its wider energy transition strategy. The facility, built by Polish contractor … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Lithuania, Poland
Tagged 000 solar modules, 42.2 MW facility, 45 GWh annual generation, 60 hectares, 620 W modules, 68, 7 percent electricity demand, Białystok, bifacial photovoltaic modules, Būtingė terminal, Dariusz Zonenberg, electricity procurement costs, Electrum, energy infrastructure, energy resilience, energy security, EUR 2.5 million EU support, EUR 35 million project cost, EUR 4 million annual savings, European Union Modernisation Fund, feedstock supply chain, industrial efficiency, industrial energy transition, large-scale industry, Lithuania, Lithuanian economy, Mažeikiai, Mažeikiai refinery, Mažeikiai Refinery Solar Farm to Generate 45 GWh of Renewable Electricity Annually, Mažeikiai solar farm, Mockava rail terminal, on-site renewable generation, operating costs, ORLEN 2035 Strategy, ORLEN Group, ORLEN Group Launches 42.2 MW Solar Farm at Mažeikiai Refinery, ORLEN Lietuva, ORLEN Lietuva Brings On-Site Renewable Power to Mažeikiai Refinery, photovoltaic modules, Poland, Poland Ukraine exports, product exports, refinery modernisation, refinery operations, regional economy, renewable electricity, renewable energy, Renewable Energy Capacity, solar PV farm
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN has opened a new Marine Transshipment Terminal at its Gdańsk refinery on the Martwa Wisła River, completing a major logistics investment designed to improve fuel supply efficiency and operational independence. The terminal enables direct transfer of refinery … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Poland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 000 dwt vessels, 1.8 million tonnes capacity, 10, 10 bar operating pressure, 2 million tonnes potential capacity, 380-metre quay, 500 cubic metres per hour transfer capacity, annual throughput, automated loading arms, bidirectional marine loading arms, biofuel production, domestic contractors, engine oils, ETBE, ethanol, fame, fuel logistics, Gdansk, Gdańsk refinery, Gdynia, Group I base oils, Group II base oils, hydraulic oils, Ireneusz Fąfara, logistics costs, low-sulphur marine gas oil, marine gas oil, marine terminal, Marine Transshipment Terminal, Martwa Wisła River, MGO, MTBE, octane additives, operational flexibility, operational independence, ORLEN, ORLEN Expands Gdańsk Refinery Infrastructure With 1.8 Million-Tonne Marine Terminal, ORLEN Group, ORLEN Opens Strategic Marine Transshipment Terminal at Gdańsk Refinery, ORLEN Strengthens Polish Fuel Logistics With New Terminal on the Martwa Wisła River, petrol blending components, PLN 500 million project, Poland, Polish companies, port infrastructure, refinery feedstocks, refinery logistics, supply chain efficiency, tanker handling, transshipment terminal, two berths, UCOME, vessel calls, xylene
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN Group has completed the acquisition of a 216 MW hybrid renewable energy project in Kazimierz Biskupi, in Poland’s Greater Poland region. The project will combine a 180 MW solar PV farm with a 36 MW wind farm … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Poland, Technology
Tagged 000 households, 143, 180 MW solar farm, 216 MW project, 315 GWh annual generation, 36 MW wind farm, 4 MW turbines, 485 MW combined capacity, asset management, cable pooling, commercial operations Q2 2028, construction start Q3 2026, domestic energy expertise, electricity generation, Energa Green Development, energy transition, first energisation 2028, Greater Poland, grid connection infrastructure, Grid efficiency, hybrid renewable energy, Ireneusz Fąfara, Kazimierz Biskupi, Kleczew Solar & Wind, maintenance cost optimisation, Neo Energy Group, nine wind turbines, ONDE, onshore renewables, ORLEN, ORLEN Advances One of Poland’s Largest Onshore Renewable Energy Clusters, ORLEN Group, ORLEN New Power, ORLEN New Power Acquires Solar and Wind Project From ONDE and Neo Energy Group, ORLEN Strengthens Polish Energy Transition With New Solar and Wind Investment, Poland, Polish renewable energy market, renewable energy, renewable energy cluster, solar power, solar PV farm, Tadeusz Zborowski, Vestas, Vestas V136, wind farm, wind power
(IN BRIEF) Baltic Power, Poland’s first offshore wind farm, has reached its final construction stage after 50 of its planned 76 turbines were installed in the Baltic Sea. The ORLEN Group and Northland Power project has completed all 78 foundations … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland
Tagged 1.2 GW capacity, 4 TWh annual generation, Baltic Power, Baltic Power Nears Completion as Offshore Substations and Grid Infrastructure Prepare for Testing, Baltic Sea, cable laying, central Europe, Choczewo, electricity infrastructure, energy security, energy transition, grid connection, Ireneusz Fąfara, lifecycle carbon footprint, Maciej Stryjecki, national power grid, Northland Power, offshore substations, offshore wind energy, offshore wind farm, Operations and Maintenance base, ORLEN Group, ORLEN Offshore Wind Project Targets 1.2 GW Capacity and Up to 4 TWh of Annual Generation, Poland, Poland’s First Offshore Wind Farm Advances With Vestas 15 MW Turbine Installation in the Baltic Sea, Polish energy sector, power export testing, recycled steel, renewable electricity, renewable energy investment, transition pieces, turbine installation, Vestas, Vestas 15 MW turbines, wind turbine foundations, Łeba
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN Upstream Norway and Equinor have confirmed a new natural gas discovery at the Sissel prospect in the central North Sea, with estimated recoverable resources of up to 28.3 million barrels of oil equivalent. Expected to deliver around … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Norway, Poland, Technology
Tagged Baltic Pipe, Central Europe energy, Eirin field, Equinor, gas supply strategy, gas with condensate, Gina Krog, natural gas discovery, North Sea, Norwegian Continental Shelf, oil equivalent resources, ORLEN Advances Norwegian Upstream Strategy With New North Sea Gas Find, ORLEN Group, ORLEN Upstream Norway, ORLEN Upstream Norway Strengthens Gas Portfolio With Sissel Discovery in the North Sea, PL1137 license, Poland energy security, Sissel discovery, Sleipner complex, upstream exploration, Utgard field
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN Upstream Norway, with operator Aker BP and partners Equinor and Petoro, has confirmed the largest oil discovery on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in 2025, with estimated recoverable volumes of 96–134 million barrels of oil equivalent. The Omega … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Poland, Technology
Tagged Aker BP, E-prospect, Equinor, geo-steering technology, horizontal wells, hydrocarbons, mmboe, North Sea, Norwegian Continental Shelf, offshore drilling, oil discovery, Omega Alpha, ORLEN 2035 Strategy, ORLEN Group, ORLEN Upstream Norway, partnership, Petoro, reservoir exposure, Skarv field, sustainability, upstream energy, Wiesław Prugar, Yggdrasil
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN and Microsoft are launching the largest AI deployment in Central and Eastern Europe to accelerate ORLEN’s 2035 energy-transition strategy. The initiative standardizes software licenses, builds secure cloud platforms, and introduces AI assistants—such as Microsoft Copilot and Agentic … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Poland, Technology
Tagged Advanced Analytics, agentic AI, AI deployment, cloud technologies, Competence Centre for AI, Copilot, Cybersecurity, digital transformation, energy transition, Ireneusz Fąfara, Iwona Szylar, Michał Furman, Microsoft, ORLEN Group, Robert Soszyński, workforce efficiency, ‘The Energy of Tomorrow Starts Today’
(IN BRIEF) As of 1 July 2025, the ORLEN Group has fully phased out Russian crude oil following the expiry of its last Rosneft contract, marking a key milestone in regional energy security. Under CEO Ireneusz Fąfara’s leadership, ORLEN’s refineries … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged Czech Republic, Druzhba pipeline, energy diversification, energy security, global crude sourcing, Ireneusz Fąfara, Kralupy refinery, Lithuania, Litvínov refinery, non-Russian feedstock, ORLEN Group, partnership, Poland, Rosneft contract expiry, Russian crude elimination, strategic infrastructure upgrades, sustainability, Transalpine Pipeline TAL, transmission system operators
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN Group has started oil production at the Tyrving field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, which has an estimated 25 million barrels of recoverable reserves. This new production site, added to ORLEN’s portfolio of 20 active fields in … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN Group continues its commitment to sustainability with the electrification of the Sleipner field in the North Sea, connecting it to clean energy generated onshore. This initiative will result in the prevention of 160,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Poland
Tagged carbon emissions, Norway, ORLEN Group, partnership, Sleipner Field, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The ORLEN Group is embarking on a groundbreaking initiative to introduce Virtual Power Plant (VPP) technology, which will centralize the coordination of power generation sources throughout the country via a central control system. This innovative project aims to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged Energy management, Marcin Piekarski, ORLEN Group, Virtual Power Plant Technology
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN Wind 3, a subsidiary of the ORLEN Group, has entered into an agreement to purchase onshore wind farms from Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust PLC. These wind farms, located in the Provinces of Poznań and Szczecin, have a … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) PGNiG Upstream Norway, a subsidiary of the ORLEN Group, is set to take control of KUFPEC Norway, a hydrocarbon producer, significantly boosting the ORLEN Group’s natural gas output in Norway by over one-third, reaching 4 billion cubic meters … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Norway, Poland
Tagged acquisition, Daniel Obajtek, KUFPEC Norway, natural gas, Norway, ORLEN Group, partnership, PGNiG, Poland, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The ORLEN Group has added two new liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels, ‘Saint Barbara’ and ‘Ignacy Łukasiewicz,’ to its fleet. These vessels, constructed by Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, will commence sea service by the end of the year, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Poland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Daniel Obajtek, energy security, Grażyna Gęsicka, Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries shipyard, Ignacy Łukasiewicz, Lech Kaczyński, liquefied natural gas, LNG, LNG shipments, LNG vessels, Mokpo, ORLEN Group, Saint Barbara, ship, South Korea
(IN BRIEF) The ORLEN Group has chosen Budimex as the contractor for the onshore portion of its installation terminal, designed to support offshore wind farms. Construction is set to commence in October and is expected to conclude by late 2024 … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The ORLEN Group is strengthening its presence in Norway and preparing to launch production from the Tommeliten Alpha field, which will yield an additional 0.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually. This is part of a series … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland
Tagged Daniel Obajtek, energy security, Norway, ORLEN Group, partnership, Poland, sustainability, Tommeliten Alpha
(IN BRIEF) The ORLEN Group, a Polish energy company, is strengthening its renewable energy segment by acquiring two projects from Greenvolt. The projects, located in the Poznań Province, consist of a 22 MW photovoltaic farm and a 26 MW wind … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN VC, the largest corporate venture capital fund in Poland owned by the ORLEN Group, has invested in Circunomics, a platform for battery reuse and recycling in electric vehicles. The investment aims to reduce the carbon footprint of … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Poland, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Audi Group, battery monitoring solutions, circular economy, Circunomics, corporate venture capital fund, Daniel Obajtek, electric vehicles, EV batteries, Felix Wagner, Jan Born, ORLEN Group, ORLEN VC, Poland, recycling, recycling of batteries, start-up, TES
(IN BRIEF) PGNiG Upstream Norway, a subsidiary of the ORLEN Group, has announced a significant increase in the estimated oil reserves of the Øst Frigg Beta/Epsilon discovery. The field may contain twice as much oil as previously assumed, with recoverable … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN Group is constructing a cutting-edge 560 MW gas-fired power plant in Grudziądz, Poland. This advanced facility aims to provide electricity to around one million households while effectively integrating renewable energy sources. With a highly flexible Combined Cycle … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland
Tagged CCGT, CCGT Grudziądz, Daniel Obajtek, electricity, Energa, gas-fired power plant, Grudziądz, Grzegorz Należyty, Kostas Horinos, MYTILINEOS, ORLEN Group, Polish Power System, power generation, renewable energy, RES electricity, Siemens Energy
(IN BRIEF) The ORLEN Group’s diversification of natural gas supplies has helped enhance Poland’s energy independence and strengthen fuel and commodity security in the region. In 2022, LNG and pipeline deliveries from new suppliers in Norway and Lithuania represented more … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, News, Norway
Tagged Daniel Obajtek, imported gas, Lithuania, LNG, Norway, ORLEN Group, PGNiG, pipeline
(IN KÜRZE) Die ORLEN-Gruppe hat eine neue Wasserstofftankstelle am Standort ORLEN Benzina in Prag in Betrieb genommen, die umweltfreundlichen Kraftstoff für Pkw, Lkw und Busse in der Tschechischen Republik anbieten wird. Später in diesem Jahr wird die ORLEN-Gruppe auch Wasserstofftankstellen … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland, Retail
Tagged and the European Commission's notification for the 'Hydrogen Eagle' project under the IPCEI mechanism, Barrandov, CEF, Connecting Europe Facility, Czech Republic, Daniel Obajtek, environmentally friendly fuel, Fazilität „Connecting Europe“, hydrogen, hydrogen refuelling station, hydrogen stations, Innovation Fund, Innovationsfonds, Katowice, Kattowitz, Nationaler Umweltschutzfonds und Europäische Mitteilung der Kommission für das Projekt „Hydrogen Eagle“ im Rahmen des IPCEI-Mechanismus, ORLEN Group, ORLEN-Gruppe, PKN ORLEN, Poznań, Prag, Prague, the National Fund for Environmental Protection, Tschechische Republik, umweltfreundlicher Kraftstoff, Wasserstoff, Wasserstoffstationen, Wasserstofftankstelle
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN Group has launched a new hydrogen refuelling station at the ORLEN Benzina facility in Prague, which will offer eco-friendly fuel for cars, trucks, and buses in the Czech Republic. Later this year, ORLEN Group will also introduce … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland, Retail
Tagged and the European Commission's notification for the 'Hydrogen Eagle' project under the IPCEI mechanism, Barrandov, CEF, Connecting Europe Facility, Czech Republic, Daniel Obajtek, environmentally friendly fuel, hydrogen, hydrogen refuelling station, hydrogen stations, Innovation Fund, Katowice, ORLEN Group, PKN ORLEN, Poznań, Prague, the National Fund for Environmental Protection
Litvínov, Czech Republic, 09-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (07-06-2016), Unipetrol, a strategic subsidiary of the ORLEN Group, has officially launched the construction of a new polyethylene unit (PE3) in its Czech production facility in Litvínov. The cornerstone laying ceremony was attended by … Read the full press release
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