PKN ORLEN to perform two hydraulic fracturing treatments

The Wierzbica and Lubartów licence areas will be the site of the first two hydraulic fracturing treatments PKN ORLEN intends to perform in H1 2013.

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PKN ORLEN’s second horizontal drilling

Today, PKN ORLEN spudded another exploration well in the Lublin region: in the village of Berejów, within the Lubartów licence area. It is already a second horizontal well to be drilled by PKN ORLEN this year.

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PKN ORLEN will broaden its exploration portfolio with two ExxonMobil licences

PKN ORLEN and ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Poland (“ExxonMobil”) have filed an application with the Ministry of Environment requesting approval for the assignment of two licences, Wodynie-Łuków and Wołomin, to the Polish company. Following the assignment, PKN ORLEN will hold 10 shale gas exploration and appraisal licences in Poland, with a total area of almost 9 thousand square kilometres.

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PKN ORLEN completes work on its first horizontal well

PKN ORLEN has finished drilling a horizontal well in the village of Syczyn, Wierzbica licence area, in the Lublin region. Work on this second exploration well in the area took only 39 days. The next step on schedule is to perform hydraulic fracturing on the horizontal section of the well, the first such operation to be undertaken on a PKN ORLEN licence.

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PKN ORLEN's first horizontall drilling

Today, PKN ORLEN has started drilling a horizontal well in the village of Syczyn, Wierzbica licence area, in the Lublin region. It is the second exploration well in the village. The work will continue for approximately two months. The next stage will involve fracturing of the horizontal well section, never before performed in the Lublin region.

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PKN ORLEN to drill its first shale gas exploration well in the Province of Warsaw

Today, PKN ORLEN started work on its first shale gas exploration well in the Province of Warsaw, in the Garwolin licence area. The occasion marking the launch of the drilling work in the village of Goździk was attended by Minister of the State Treasury Mikołaj Budzanowski and PKN ORLEN's CEO Jacek Krawiec.

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Poland is waiting for shale gas

The Polish people seem to have adopted a future-oriented perspective on shale gas extraction. They generally believe shale gas to be an important natural resource to both their country and the entire region. According to a recent study conducted by SMG/KRC for PKN ORLEN, Poles are also aware of the possible environmental and economic impacts of shale gas exploration and production. Nearly 70% of all respondents believe that the process of shale gas extraction is safe for the environment, while 97% reckon that its development will lead to the creation of new jobs.

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ORLEN Upstream: the first Polish company with a CIPS certificate

On Tuesday, 22 November, ORLEN Upstream was awarded the CIPS certificate of excellence, which puts the company alongside giants such as Microsoft, British Airways, Vodafone, or Hewlett Packard. The certificate issued by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply confirms best practice in purchasing and supply management processes and guarantees that the company is following global standards.

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ORLEN has a new shale gas concession

The Department of Geology and Geological Concessions at the Ministry of Environment has just issued a decision granting the company ORLEN Upstream another concession for searching for and determining the size of earth gas reserves in the Lublin Region.

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