Polish energy group Orlen said on Tuesday it has signed a contract to supply an additional 100 million cubic meters of liquefied natural gas to Ukrainian state oil and gas firm Naftogaz.
The Polish company purchased a cargo of LNG in the U.S. that will be delivered to the terminal in Świnoujście, a port city in northwestern Poland. From there, following regasification, it will be sent on to the Polish-Ukrainian border, Orlen said on its website.
“I am glad that we can contribute to increasing the diversification of gas supply sources for Ukrainian recipients and thus strengthening the energy security of Ukraine and our region,” said Orlen CEO Ireneusz Fąfara.
Roman Chumak, acting CEO of Naftogaz, said: “We are diversifying supply sources to ensure reliable and accessible gas supplies, which is especially important in the face of ongoing Russian attacks on our infrastructure.”
The agreement is the second that Orlen—whose largest stakeholder is the Polish state with 49.9% of shares—and Naftogaz struck this month.
An agreement reached on March 7 will also see Ukraine receive 100 million cubic meters of LNG, which will be delivered via a terminal in the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda, where Orlen has a reservation for regasification capacity.
Ukraine’s energy sector has been under attack since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. This year, Russian forces have stepped up strikes on Ukrainian gas production and transit facilities.
The government in Kyiv plans to import up to 800 million cubic meters of gas from Europe to compensate for about a 40% drop in production following the Russian strikes, the Reuters news agency reported.
“I am glad that we can contribute to increasing the diversification of gas supply sources for Ukrainian recipients and thus strengthening the energy security of Ukraine and our region,” said Orlen CEO Ireneusz Fąfara.
Roman Chumak, acting CEO of Naftogaz, said: “We are diversifying supply sources to ensure reliable and accessible gas supplies, which is especially important in the face of ongoing Russian attacks on our infrastructure.”
The agreement is the second that Orlen—whose largest stakeholder is the Polish state with 49.9% of shares—and Naftogaz struck this month.
An agreement reached on March 7 will also see Ukraine receive 100 million cubic meters of LNG, which will be delivered via a terminal in the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda, where Orlen has a reservation for regasification capacity.
Ukraine’s energy sector has been under attack since Russia’s invasion in February 2022. This year, Russian forces have stepped up strikes on Ukrainian gas production and transit facilities.
The government in Kyiv plans to import up to 800 million cubic meters of gas from Europe to compensate for about a 40% drop in production following the Russian strikes, the Reuters news agency reported.
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