First Stop.Cafe in Prague

ORLEN Unipetrol, a company of the ORLEN Group, is developing new retail formats outside of service stations. The first Stop Cafe in the Czech Republic, offering ready-made snacks and other food products, has just been opened in Prague-Karlín.

Jarosław Baran becomes the President of ORLEN China

​The position of the President of ORLEN China, a company from the ORLEN Group, is held by Jarosław Baran. He is a valued manager with many years of experience, gained mainly on the Asian market. ORLEN China's task is to sell the ORLEN Group products directly, and thus strengthen its position on the promising Chinese market and in neighboring countries.

ORLEN Group to ramp up oil and gas production in Norway

The ORLEN Group together with the operator AkerBP and licence partners have prepared plans for development and operation for their fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The reserves in these fields attributable to the Group are estimated at a total of 9 bcm of natural gas and 46.6 mboe of crude oil and natural gas condensate. Gas produced from the ORLEN Group’s fields is to represent a significant part of the volume transported to Poland via Baltic Pipe. The planned investments require consent of the Norwegian parliament. A favourable decision, expected in the second quarter of next year, will allow drilling on the fields to begin in 2024 and 2025, with production start in 2027. The ORLEN Group’s upstream investments are in line with the Group’s strategic goals related to boosting Poland’s energy security and independence.

PKN ORLEN deploying EV charging network in Europe

PKN ORLEN is expanding its service station network with a view to increasing the availability of alternative fuels in Europe. By 2026, it will have launched 434 electric vehicle charging stations in Germany. The ORLEN Group already operates 470 such facilities across Poland, and provides EV charging infrastructure at 63 locations in Germany and the Czech Republic.

ORLEN Group launching new petrochemical product

In line with its strategic vision until 2030, the ORLEN Group is taking steps to consolidate its position as Central Europe’s leading petrochemical producer. At the Litvínov plant in the Czech Republic it has launched a unit for the production of dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) – a compound used in the automotive, construction, electrical engineering, pharmaceutical and medical sectors, as well as other industries. By adding DCPD to its portfolio, the ORLEN Group has joined the group of its four largest producers in Europe. ORLEN Unipetrol’s annual output of DCPD will reach up to 26,000 tonnes. The cost of constructing the new unit was CZK 831m (about PLN 166m).

ORLEN Group opens new service stations in Slovakia

The ORLEN Group has opened two more service stations in the western part of Slovakia, raising the total number of its outlets in the country to 26. By the end of the year, the ORLEN Group’s network is to expand to 50 locations, and with the acquisition of another 41 service stations from Hungary’s MOL it will become a top three retail network in Slovakia.

PKN ORLEN evaluates a potential investment in petrochemicals with Aramco and SABIC

PKN ORLEN has confirmed it is discussing with Aramco and SABIC the possibility of collaborating in investments in various petrochemical business segments. An existing triparty MoU will be extended to evaluate a potential joint development of a large-scale mixed feed steam cracker and downstream derivatives integrated with the Gdańsk refinery. Moreover, PKN ORLEN and Aramco continue to explore areas of cooperation in the field of research and development.

ORLEN Group to double the number of its service stations in Slovakia

ORLEN Group is going to add 25 new locations to its network of service stations in Slovakia. As a result of the agreement signed by PKN ORLEN, the Company will own a total of 47 stations and will reinforce its position among fuel retailers in this market. The new stations will be located throughout Slovakia, including in Bratislava and Košice, which will help to further build recognition of the ORLEN brand.

ORLEN Group contemplating investments in Lithuania’s energy sector

In line with its strategy, the ORLEN Group is investing in Lithuanian assets to reinforce the market position of ORLEN Lietuva, its strategic subsidiary operating the Baltic Sea region’s only refinery, which already runs on crude oil sourced fully outside of Russia. During his meeting with Ingrida Šimonytė, Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania, the PKN ORLEN CEO Daniel Obajtek presented the Group’s key strategic objectives the delivery of which would strengthen the economies of both countries and, first and foremost, enhance the energy security of this part of Europe. The talks revolved mainly around further expansion of the refinery in Mažeikiai and the Group’s plans to invest in wind power, hydrogen and small modular reactors.