ORLEN to expand its presence in global liquefied natural gas market with two new LNG carriers

‘Saint Barbara’ and ‘Ignacy Łukasiewicz’ are the new additions soon to join the ORLEN Group’s fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels. The ship naming ceremony took place at the Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries shipyard in Mokpo, South Korea. Slated to commence sea service by the end of this year, the new vessels are set to bolster the ORLEN Group’s capacity for natural gas procurement and thus enhance Poland’s energy security.

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More gas from Norway – the ORLEN Group starts production from the Tommeliten A field before the date scheduled in the Plan for Development and Operation

The ORLEN Group has commenced production from the Tommeliten A field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. It will provide the Group with an additional 0.5 billion cubic metres of natural gas annually, to be delivered to Poland via the Baltic Pipe pipeline. The production startd nearly six months ahead of the scheduled date, means that gas from Tommeliten A will contribute to Poland's energy security already this heating season.

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ORLEN boosts its onshore wind portfolio

The ORLEN Group has just completed a transaction to purchase the Ujazd, Dobrzyca, and Dominowo wind farms, with a combined capacity in excess of 140 MW. The final purchase agreement, signed with EDP Renewables Poland, encompasses some of Poland’s most high-performing onshore units. The transaction marks another significant addition this year to the Group’s expanding portfolio of renewable energy assets. With this latest development, the ORLEN Group now boasts an extensive onshore wind farm capacity of nearly 500 MW, reinforcing its position as the frontrunner in the Polish renewable energy sector.

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ORLEN embarks on construction of Central Europe’s largest green energy project

The ORLEN Group has reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) to build Baltic Power, Poland’s first offshore wind farm. The project, set to bolster Poland’s energy system through the addition of nearly 1.2 GW in 2026, will be pursued in partnership with Canada’s Northland Power. Baltic Power will deliver sustainable, accessible energy to an estimated 1.5 million households. The FID means that with all the requisite construction permits in place, all key components contracted and financing secured, the project is primed for execution. Moreover, as part of its ongoing efforts to facilitate offshore industry development, the Group has initiated the construction of an installation terminal in Świnoujście.

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ORLEN Group to invest in more wind farms

ORLEN has entered into a conditional agreement to purchase two wind farms from a subsidiary of Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust PLC. Units with a total capacity of about 60 MW are located in the Provinces of Poznań and Szczecin. These wind farms, which became operational in 2022, match the energy consumption of over 100,000 households annually. Once the acquisition is completed, ORLEN will have an approximate total renewable capacity of almost 1 GW.

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Green project in Trzebinia produces fuel from used oils

ORLEN Południe, an ORLEN Group company, has launched a new facility at its Trzebinia refinery to produce biocomponents from used cooking oils and animal fats. UCO FAME will deliver 30,000 tonnes of second-generation esters and 7,000 tonnes of technical-grade glycerine annually. This green project is part of the ORLEN Group's strategy in the area of biofuels, enabling the replacement of fossil fuels with fuels made from waste materials.

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ORLEN Group secures licences for five wind farms in the Baltic Sea

The ORLEN Group has received the Minister of Infrastructure’s final decision awarding licences for five new offshore wind farm development sites. The decision marks the initiation of the project’s preparatory phase. The ORLEN Group’s forthcoming five offshore farms are planned to have a capacity of approximately 5.2 GW, generating sufficient clean energy to meet the needs of around 8 million households.

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ORLEN to expand retail presence into Austria

The European Commission has given the green light to ORLEN’s proposed acquisition of 266 fuel stations in the Austrian market. When the deal is completed, Austria will be the seventh European retail market to be served by the ORLEN fuel network. It will position ORLEN close to achieving 97 per cent of its strategic objective for the number of stations in its portfolio by the year 2030. As a result, ORLEN is set to emerge as one of the three major players in the Austrian fuel market, commanding a retail market share of about 10 per cent.

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ORLEN partners with Yokogawa to develop cutting-edge technology for sustainable aviation fuel production

ORLEN and Yokogawa Europe, the regional headquarters for Japan’s Yokogawa Electric Corporation, announce they have joined forces to initiate industrial-scale production of carbon neutral synthetic aviation fuels. In a landmark Memorandum of Understanding signed on September 21, the two companies have come together to enhance the technological process responsible for synthesising fuel from carbon dioxide and green hydrogen. ORLEN is looking to establish itself as a frontrunner in this emerging market segment, poised to drive effective decarbonisation of the aviation industry.

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