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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.

What goes on in Poland on the 3rd of August.

What goes on in Poland on the 2nd of August.

Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne, the Polish grid operator, informed that on 1 August (Tuesday) the demand for power in the morning peak of the summer period was record-breaking. 

Technology developed by GE will help PGE GiEK’s combined heat and power generation plant in Bydgoszcz to meet EU’s most strict standards on air quality. „The new flue gas desulphurisation installation guarantees a stable reduction of SO2 emissions under 130 mg/m3 and of dust under 10 mg/m3. Thus, it will guarantee that the plant meets […]

The expansion of the Litvinov-Záluží petrochemical complex in Litvinov in the Czech Republic is going according to plan. The factory is owned by Unipetrol, Orlen’s subsidiary.

What goes on in Poland on the 1st of August.

„If we add up all plans of energy companies for the coming years, we will come up with infinity. Or at least with amounts that will give us a headache,” writes Karolina Baca-Pogorzelska from the Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily. 

Coal-fired power and heating plants have four years to decrease emission of pollutants, said the European Commission in a press release. Brussels announced it would verify emissions permits for large combustion plants.