Large oil deposits in Poland: how they change the energy landscape

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The largest oil field in Poland was discovered by the Canadian company of central European oil off the coast of the Baltic Sea, in concession in Wolin, six kilometers from the city Limani.

The first evidence shows that the area contains 22 million tons of crude oil and 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas gas, and there are estimates that the deposits can be even more.

This is more than twice the current Polish oil reserves, which in 2023 amount to about 20.2 million tons.

Over the past decade, the new deposit has been among the largest oil discoveries in Europe and is expected to have decide to contribute to the Poland detachment from the import of fossil fuel.

“The general opportunity to release the full geological and energy potential of the Baltic Sea” was uttered by Central European Oil (CEP), Rolf G. Skyar.

Professor Christoph Galos, Deputy Minister of Environment of the Polish Language, said that the project could be Turning point for energy independence And the security of the country.

“The detection of deposit of hydrocarbons of East Volina may be a serious discovery in the history of hydrocarbons intelligence in Poland, especially in areas that have not yet been sufficiently studied, such as the exceptional economic zone of Poland in the Baltic Sea,” he said.

“If this discovery was finally confirmed, the deposit of the East East can become the largest in Poland, when the liba discovered in Poland, when the libs of the detected oil and gas deposits,” he added.

Wolin concession extends to 593 square kilometers.

Who will get oil?

Cep assured that Poland will have priority in oil and gas.

“This is some nonsense,” he said, “he said critically in an interview with Euronews. According to 2019, PGNIG produced 1.2 million tons of oil in Poland and abroad.

“Priority is not given to Poland, Russia, Sudan or the coast of Ktley,” explains the PIT -Vozniak, former general director Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe I Gazowportwo (PGNIG), a Polish company that is engaged in production, storage and natural gas. “Priority is given to everyone who discovers the mineralThe field if this company finds this, it has priority over everything else. Only this must first justify the deposit.

They are interested in money, and not some kind of nation. They can sell to everyone they want. Of course, with all international agreements. They cannot sell it to a Russian or honey cartel in Colombia, because everyone will be furious, ”he adds.

As Wozniak points out, the priority of central European oil is now capital capital. “They know that we (in Poland) want to have differentiation of sources that we are holding – at least on the basis of the reasoning heard by the government administration – in our own resources.”

The former general director of PGNIG criticizes the viscosity of the Polish state -owned company, which had the opportunity to find resources that will now be mined by central European oil.

“Orlen upstream was founded in December 2005. In accordance with the Law on the exploration and production of oil and gas. From December 2005 to December 2019, that is, 14 years, Orlen did not produce a single cubic meter of natural gas, and not a barrel of oil in Poland. For 14 years, they did nothing, obviously, without taking thick money, neither under any government, nor under another, nor a third.

“How is Cep Size, which fits into a glass of drinks, discovered huge resources, where was the state then?” – Wozniak is interesting, referring to the Polish state -owned company.

Will we be independent of the natural gas of Russia?

According to Wozniak, the production of deposits from the drilling encountered by CEP will not shake the European energy balance.

The ability to process Polish oil refineries is about 24 million tons of crude oil per year.

“From the point of view of large energy policy, this is not a revolution. But from the point of view of investment in the Baltic Sea – yes, because it is several times more than we are exalted today in the Baltic Sea, ”says Boshi Skubik Euronews.

“This is also a positive investment message that there can be more deposits from these deposits, that it is worth looking for raw materials in our pool, so who knows if there would be no news about it from other investors.”

“Investors were looking for hydrocarbons throughout Europe. Poland is not isolated. For example, we hear that Germany in collaboration with the Dutch wants to extract hydrocarbons in the North Sea and not only. This is another proof that We have changes in Europe. Safety makes us see again more profitable gas production and oil from Europe“Boshkos Skobik indicates.

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