Environmental surveys completed by PKN ORLEN for its offshore wind farm project in Baltic Sea

​After 17 months of extensive surveys by a team of over 50 experts, PKN ORLEN has finally submitted an environmental report for its offshore wind farm project to be developed in the Baltic Sea. Having...

PKN ORLEN set to build hydrogen hub in Włocławek

​PKN ORLEN has commenced the process to select a contractor for its hydrogen refuelling stations, with the first stations serving buses and passenger cars to be deployed in Poznań and Katowice. The...

Modern technologies improve the security of ORLEN’s Production Plant in Płock

​PKN ORLEN is using an unmanned aerial vehicle as a security & surveillance solution at its Production Plant in Płock. Operating in a fully automated and autonomous way, the drone helps patrol the refinery and petrochemical plant premises. The solution has been implemented under the Space3ac Scale Up II acceleration programme.

PKN ORLEN implements innovation

​PKN ORLEN is actively involved in collaborative projects with Polish start-ups with a view to acquiring innovative technologies. Thanks to its participation in Pilot Maker Electro ScaleUp, an acceleration programme run under an agreement of September 2018 with techBrainers, PKN ORLEN is commencing tests of a solution designed to optimise the charging of electric vehicles.

PKN ORLEN is scouting out new mobile technologies

​PKN ORLEN is joining GovTech, a government-led initiative designed to support collaborative links between state-owned companies and the public administration, and SMEs operating in the IT sector. It has announced a competition to select a solution that would enable automated identification of vehicles refuelled using PKN ORLEN’s existing mobile application.

ORLEN Group’s exploration campaign in the Rzeszów Province continues

​In late 2020, the ORLEN Group is to launch natural gas production from a field in the Rzeszów Province. The drilling of Bystrowice OU-2 (the second borehole) has just begun to test new gas bearing horizons and further appraise the Bystrowice OU-1 borehole.

PKN ORLEN builds advanced research and development centre in Płock

​The Research and Development Centre is a key investment project to be implemented as part of PKN ORLEN’s strategic Petrochemicals Development Programme. The R&D Centre, to be based in Płock, will enable the Company to develop and implement proprietary technologies. As part of its activities, the Centre will carry out tests aimed at streamlining technological processes, enhancing products and optimising costs. The Centre will also serve as a modern platform for cooperation between PKN ORLEN and the world of science and business.

PKN ORLEN analyses wind conditions in Baltic Sea

​The ORLEN Group’s Baltic Power is analysing environmental and wind conditions within the area covered by its licence in the Baltic Sea. For this purpose, a laser measuring device (floating buoy lidar)...

ORLEN has new oil supply source

The Almi Explorer tanker has arrived at the port in Gdańsk, carrying a cargo of nearly 100,000 tonnes of WTI crude oil to be processed at the PKN ORLEN refinery in Płock. It is the first oil cargo imported to Poland from the United States after it lifted the oil export ban imposed many years ago.