Mateusz Gibała

In response to the media reports and questions to the Ministry of Energy on the construction of a nuclear power plant, the ministry informed no decision had been made yet.

Is the coexistence of stable energy sources with renewables possible? In a commentary for biznesalert.pl, professor Zbigniew Kasztelewicz, PhD, Eng., head of the Surface Mining Department at AGH University of Science and Technology, writes that wind and solar energy is chimerical. „I do not know any power carriers that work well with renewables,” the expert […]

Hermes Energy Group withdrew from the fight for access to Baltic Pipe’s capacity. The pipeline will transmit gas from the Norwegian Continental Shelf to Poland. According to the company, the Act on Mandatory Stocks of Fossil Fuels makes it impossible for Hermes to participate in the project. 

While expressing some “concerns,” United States President Donald Trump signed the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act,” on August 2 (Whitehouse.gov, August 2)—legislation that was overwhelmingly approved by the US House of Representatives late last month – writes Ilgar Gurbanov from The Jamestown Foundation.

The Al Halma tanker reached the LNG terminal in Świnoujście carrying another liquid gas delivery. The Q-Flex Al- type tanker with a capacity of 210 thousand m3 has already delivered 19 LNG loads to Poland.

The new BAT conclusions may increase energy bills. The representatives of the sector admit that the increase cannot be avoided. „We are on the commercial market and it is in our interest as producers to make sure the costs are as low as possible,” Jędrzej Maśnicki from the Polish Electricity Association (PKEE) said in the […]

What goes on in Poland on the 4th of August.

In an interview with BiznesAlert.pl, Tomasz Stępień Gaz-System’s President of the Management Board talks about the progress of the Baltic Pipe project. He believes that the positive result of the first stage of the open season procedure means the project will enter a fast track and will be completed in 2022. 

Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo and LOTOS Petrobaltic started drilling an exploratory well on the Kamień Pomorski license. According to estimates in the area where the works are being prepared in the district of Golczewo (zachodniopomorskie voivodship) there may be even 7.5 m barrels of oil equivalent (boe). 

After the US Congress decided to levy new sanctions against Russia, in Europe, Germany was especially vocal in its criticism of the move. Biznesalert.pl is talking to Konrad Popławski, an analyst at the Centre for Eastern Studies, about the reasons behind such a stance and the possibilities of blocking Nord Stream 2.