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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Evolution of the Mental Picture of Tight Shales

At the end of March, researchers from all over the world are going to meet at a conference devoted to shale gas which is to be held at the Copernicus Science Centre. The conference is organized by ORLEN Upstream, Energy and Geoscience Institute – University of Utah and Schlumberger Innovation Center, SLC, USA. The participants will discuss the scientific and technical aspects of the issue, which are key to forecasting how Poland will diversify its energy sources in the future.

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Perspectives of shale gas mining in Poland

ORLEN Upstream discusses perspectives of shale gas mining in Poland at the Global Shale Gas Summit 2010 conference in Warszawa.

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First shipment to ORLEN GAZ marine terminal

Yesterday, Tuesday 21st July 2009, the ORLEN GAZ marine LPG terminal in Szczecin (Poland) received 1.6 thousand tonnes of propane shipped from Stanlow (UK). The gas was transferred from the Lady Martine to the 3 on-shore tanks of ORLEN Gaz, which after laboratory analysis was reloaded to the road auto-tanks.

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PKN ORLEN has obtained a concession to search for crude oil and gas fields

At the end of October 2007, the Polish Ministry of Environment approved all five applications submitted in June 2007 by PKN ORLEN to obtain a concession to search for and evaluate crude oil and gas fields in the area of Lublin (south-east Poland). Having analysed the project in detail, including the environmental impact of the undertaking, the Ministry has issued a five-year license to PKN ORLEN. PKN ORLEN’s submission followed the Management Board’s decision to partially secure crude supplies for its refineries from potential sources in Poland.

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PKN ORLEN, Nafta Polska, Grupa Lotos and PGNiG agree over upstreem projects

PKN ORLEN, Nafta Polska, Grupa Lotos and PGNiG have signed an agreement dedicated to cooperation in exploration and the development of upstream projects.

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