“We are putting an end to the Russian [gas] flows in the Polish gas transit system!” declared Orlen’s CEO, Daniel Obajtek.

“We are putting an end to the Russian [gas] flows in the Polish gas transit system!” declared Orlen’s CEO, Daniel Obajtek.
“Infrastructural constraints make it impossible to fully cover Czech demand for oil from directions other than Russia,” says Orlen.
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The Baltic Pipe, due to open this week, will be able to transport up to twice as much gas as planned from Norway to Poland this year.
The Baltic Pipe is a central part of Poland’s efforts to make itself independent of Russian energy imports.
The government has assured that it is undertaking actions to resume supplies to those affected.
The government has assured the public that Poland has sufficient alternative supplies and gas stores to ensure energy security.
The pipeline is a “powerful threat to peace” and a tool of “blackmail” for Putin, said Morawiecki.
The technology decreases the risk of pipes becoming blocked by hydrates, an ice-like mixture of water and methane.
The Druzhba pipeline sends oil from Russia to European refineries.
The Polish president and prime minister this week both criticised the project.
It is “against the interests of the EU as a whole”, says the opposition leader, who claims Angela Merkel agrees.
Poland and Ukraine have long opposed the near-complete Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Russian gas deliveries have fuelled a long-standing dispute between Poland and Germany.
Zbigniew Rau warned of an “escalation of Russia’s aggressive behaviour”.