Pipelines

In 2008, ORLEN Group in Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania transported raw materials and products via a network of own and leased pipelines of total length of over 2,000 km.

Poland

In 2008, PKN ORLEN SA used 274 km of its own pipelines and 570 km of product pipelines belonging to the national operator, PERN “Przyjaźń” SA.

We signed a letter of intent with PERN “Przyjaźń” concerning the construction of an additional pipeline section Płock-Koluszki-Boronów, of which we expect measurable benefits. With this pipeline, fuel pipeline transport will retain its cost advantage over rail transport, and we will ensure security of supplies to southern Poland.

The share of fuel transported from the Płock refinery via pipelines represented 64% of total finished fuel transported.

Liquid fuel dispatch structure from Płock per type of transport in 2008 r. (%)

The Czech Republic

Like in previous years, in 2008 Unipetrol Group operated 1,100 km of pipelines belonging to the national operator CEPRO.

The share of pipeline transport in the structure of fuel transport in the Czech Republic in 2008 amounted to 40%, the same as in the preceding year.

Lithuania

The “Przyjaźń” pipeline, used to transport oil to the AB Mažeikiu Nafta refinery until July 2006, remains closed. In 2008, AB Mažeikiu Nafta operated a section of a product pipeline from Belarus to Ventspills, Latvia, to transport diesel oil from Belarusian refineries.