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Polish Orlen is acquiring KUFPEC to get another billion cubic metres of natural gas production on Norwegian Continental Shelf.

In an interview for the portal WNP.PL Minister Czarnecka stressed that what was happening in the coal energy sector was the beginning of a chain that links many spheres of life and the economy.

 „Once the current contract is over, the transit of Russian gas via Ukraine as it is now will end. There is no political will in Brussels or Kyiv. Russia believes that its fuel will be needed by the Europeans, but this will not happen,” says Yuri Onyshkiv, an analyst at Refinitiv, a British-American market data […]

The cautious approach taken by the German government towards the Schwedt refinery mirrors past errors seen with Nord Stream 2 and raises concerns about reverting to business as usual in relations between Russia and Eastern Germany- writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor in chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

– Whatever the outcome of this investigation and saga, however, is the clear conclusion that especially with regard to the continuing tense security environment across the Baltic Sea region given Russia’s continued bellicose rhetoric, well-worn grey-zone and hybrid warfare tactics against the West, as well as the Kremlin’s ongoing illegal invasion of Ukraine, that there […]

The European Commission is preparing a plan to completely stop gas supplies from Russia through Ukraine. It wants to import gas from different sources to Gazprom’s last clients thanks to joint purchases that Poland has been advocating for years.

On February 19, 2024, the Russians launched the Games of the Future, an „international” tournament designed to combine traditional sports competitions with digital gameplay. Gazprom is one of the sponsors of the event, which, to appear more prestigious, claims to host participants from all over the world, including… Poland. The problem is that the participant […]

A recent report claims that natural gas should be replaced with renewables and attacks the planned FSRU in the Gdańsk Bay, but Poland’s heating sector does need LNG. Nevertheless, the role of gas in the Polish economy should decline – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

The energy crisis was caused by Gazprom slashing the supply of Russian gas. The Kremlin can now trigger an anti-crisis in order to break the West’s resolve in a period of uncertainty about the role of Ukraine – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief at BiznesAlert.pl.

– If we look at farmer protests, we can see that support for AfD is partly irrational. For example, in their program they want to reduce any support for the farmers and in the meantime some protesters support AfD, which makes no sense – says Sarah Pagung from Koerber Stiftung for BiznesAlert.pl.