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PKN Orlen to seek compensation

from Russia for lost oil supply

RUSSIA POLAND’S largest oil refiner PKN Orlen plans consumers,” it said.
to seek compensation from Russia for cutting The EU imposed an embargo on seaborne
The cut-off came only off its oil supply via the Druzhba pipeline in Russian oil imports in early December, but pipe-
days after Warsaw mid-February, its CEO Daniel Obajtek said on line supplies are still permitted.
delivered its first March 6. “Russia stopped pumping oil to Poland …
Leopard tanks to Russia initially provided no explanation for so we will now take legal action and demand
Ukraine. cutting off oil supply to Poland on February 15; claims,” Obajtek told Polish radio. He did not say
the move came only days after Warsaw deliv- how much compensation the company would
ered its first Leopard tanks to Ukraine. PKN seek, noting he could not discuss contract details.
Orlen said at the time it would be able to supply Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki
its refineries via sea, and that there would be no said last week that Poland would receive close to
impact on deliveries of gasoline and diesel to its zero Russian oil in March.
customers. Since February, when PKN Orlen’s long-term
Russia now claims that incomplete paper- supply contract with Rosneft expired, the com-
work prevented the delivery of oil to refineries pany has been receiving crude from another
in the second half of last year. Specifically, its Russian oil company Tatneft. Oil deliveries via
oil pipeline monopoly Transneft said “routing the southern branch of Druzhba to the Czech
orders with confirmed resource and transit pay- Republic, where two of PKN Orlen’s refineries
ment were not executed.” are based, continues as normal, local pipeline
“In addition, operational changes were made operator Mero said on February 25, according
to the schedule, excluding supplies for Polish to Reuters. ™

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