ORLEN Confirms Significant Increase in Afrodite Gas Resources

ORLEN Upstream Norway, together with Equinor, the operator of the license, DNO and Wellesley Petroleum, has completed appraisal drilling on the Afrodite discovery in the North Sea. The data acquired during the campaign show that recoverable resources are more than twice the original estimate. As a result, ORLEN’s net share of recoverable gas resources now exceeds 4 billion cubic meters.

ORLEN's CO₂ storage project in Norway receives EU funding for innovative climate technologies

Atlas, a joint initiative of ORLEN Upstream Norway, Aker BP and Höegh Evi, has been awarded a EUR 223 million from the European Union Innovation Fund to support the development of CO₂ transport and storage network on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The project will offer storage capacity of 6 million tons of CO₂ per year, with first injection targeted for 2031.

ORLEN brings three new Norwegian Sea fields on stream

ORLEN Upstream Norway, together with its license partners, has started gas production from the Idun Nord field in the Norwegian Sea. Over the coming weeks, the company will bring two additional fields, Alve Nord and Ørn, on stream. All three fields are located in the Skarv area, one of ORLEN’s key production hubs in Norway. The three-field development is expected to add approximately 30 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) to ORLEN’s production portfolio, most of which is natural gas.

ORLEN secures up to one-quarter of its crude oil needs

ORLEN has signed a three-year agreement with Equinor for crude oil supplies from the Johan Sverdrup field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Deliveries will begin in September, and the contracted volume may reach over 9 million tonnes per year, equivalent to up to one-quarter of the ORLEN Group’s annual crude oil demand. The crude will be delivered to refineries in Poland, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania, strengthening supply security across the region.

ORLEN Advances Cerisa Project in the North Sea

ORLEN Upstream Norway, together with its license partners, has taken a final investment decision on the development of the Cerisa discovery. The project is expected to deliver 8.5 million barrels of oil equivalent net to ORLEN, including approximately 0.8 billion cubic meters of natural gas. Start-up of production is planned for 2027.

ORLEN strengthens Norwegian portfolio with Goliat stake

ORLEN Upstream Norway has signed an agreement with Vår Energi to acquire a 20% stake in five licenses, including the producing Goliat field. The transaction will increase the company’s oil and gas reserves by nearly 60 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) and is expected to boost production by around 12,000 barrels per day within the next few years.

ORLEN: The Eirin field is already supplying gas to Poland

ORLEN Upstream Norway and Equinor, the operator, have started production from a new field in the North Sea. At peak output, Eirin will deliver around 270 million cubic meters of gas per year to ORLEN. Production is carried out using installations powered by electricity from renewable energy sources.

ORLEN Announces North Sea Discovery in the Sleipner Area

ORLEN Upstream Norway, together with operator Equinor and partner Vår Energi, has confirmed a gas and condensate discovery in the Sleipner Area. The resources at the Frida Kahlo prospect are estimated at 7.2 million barrels of oil equivalent. The partners plan to bring the discovery into production in the first half of 2026.

ORLEN Acquires Stake in the Afrodite Discovery

ORLEN Upstream Norway has agreed to acquire a 25% interest in production license PL293 in the North Sea from Vår Energi. The license covers the unconventional Afrodite gas discovery, which has the potential to deliver nearly 2 billion cubic meters of natural gas net to ORLEN.