The agreement, the period of which is a year, provides for transport of contracted raw material with tankers from the port of Mongstad, Norway. Oil can be directed to the ORLEN refinery in Poland, Lithuania and the Czech Republic. The Johan Sverdrup deposit, which is the third largest on the Norwegian continental shelf, is also characterized by low carbon dioxide emissions-by about 80-90 percent. lower than the world average.
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“The contract contributes to energy security”
As emphasized by Ireneusz Fąfara, President of the Board of Orlen, the new contract is another step in effective diversification of delivery directions, which enabled the full independence of the group's refinery from Russian raw material. “We build energy security of Poland and the entire region. Thanks to the first long -term contract with Equinor, we gain access to the best species of raw material with high production efficiency” – said Fąfara.
The president of Orlen also emphasized the importance of the ecological approach used on the deposit Johan Sverdrup. Thanks to the use of electricity from renewable sources supplying mining platforms, the emission of carbon dioxide has been significantly reduced during the extraction process.
The Norwegian company also expressed joy in new cooperation. Irene Rummelhoff, Equinor's Executive Vice President for Marketing and Processing, emphasized the strategic importance of building a long -term energy partnership with Orlen. As part of the cooperation, not only oil supplies were taken into account, but also activities aimed at limiting greenhouse gas emissions by capturing and storing CO2. “This agreement contributes to Poland's energy security, at the same time we strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” Rummelhoff pointed out.
Currently, Orlen refineries use raw material from various regions of the world, including the Middle East, North Sea, Africa and both Americas. In the first half of this year, Orlen converted a total of 9.8 million tons of oil, which means an increase of 5 percent. compared to the same period of last year. A long -term contract with Equinor is part of the energy strategy and further stabilization of raw materials supply in the region.
