The Swinoujscie terminal received the 50th delivery of LNG this year. This is by 20 cargoes more than in the same period of 2021. The intensification of LNG deliveries allowed to secure the commodity for customers in Poland despite the difficult situation on the European gas market.

A day earlier, on 20 November, the Al Shamal gas carrier with a cargo of about 90,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas from Qatar, equivalent to about 120 million cubic metres of gas in a volatile state, arrived at the President Lech Kaczynski LNG Terminal in Świnoujście.

This is the 50th delivery of liquefied natural gas received at the Świnoujście gas port this year. In the same period last year, the number of cargoes delivered was 30, which means that the rate of LNG offtake in Świnoujście has increased year-on-year by two-thirds. The total volume of LNG cargoes this year, exceeded 3.8 million tonnes, with most deliveries (31 out of 50) from the US.

“LNG imports are currently one of the main sources of natural gas supply for Poland, providing about 40% of the country’s natural gas demand from the beginning of 2022. Thanks to LNG, we can guarantee uninterrupted gas supplies to our customers despite the ongoing energy crisis in Europe”, said PKN Orlen CEO Daniel Obajtek.

PGNiG Orlen Group stressed that the intensification of LNG supplies is a response to the European energy crisis, which has been going on for over a year and is mainly related to the actions of Gazprom, previously the main supplier of this commodity to the European Union market, and the armed aggression of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.

PGNiG is now an Orlen Group company. The merger took place as part of PKN Orlen’s construction of a multi-utility concern, aiming to increase its competitiveness on international markets and enhance Poland’s energy security.

Arkadiusz Słomczyński