ORLEN Group is a Central European integrated energy and petrochemicals company headquartered in Poland. The group operates major refining and petrochemical assets in Poland (Płock), the Czech Republic (via ORLEN Unipetrol, including Litvínov and Kralupy), and Lithuania (via ORLEN Lietuva, Mažeikiai), alongside a large regional fuel retail network. Its activities span crude oil refining, petrochemical production, upstream oil and gas, natural gas trading (including LNG), power generation and renewables, and associated logistics.
In chemicals, ORLEN produces base petrochemicals (such as olefins and aromatics), polymers (polyethylene and polypropylene through Basell Orlen Polyolefins, a joint venture with LyondellBasell), PVC and nitrogen fertilizers (via ANWIL), as well as solvents, glycols, and other intermediates for industrial customers across Central and Eastern Europe. The group also manages midstream and distribution infrastructure that supports regional fuel and gas supply. Subsidiaries include ORLEN Unipetrol, ORLEN Lietuva, ORLEN Paliwa, ORLEN Petrobaltic, and ORLEN Upstream Norway. ORLEN S.A. is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
Also known as ORLEN Upstream Norway AS, ORLEN Upstream Norway, PKN Orlen, Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN Spółka Akcyjna, Orlen Unipetrol, ORLEN S.A., ORLEN, ORLEN Lietuva, ORLEN Neptun, ORLEN Paliwa Sp. z o.o., ORLEN Paliwa, ORLEN VC, LOTOS Green H2, Grupa LOTOS S.A., Lotos, ORLEN Petrobaltic S.A., and ORLEN Petrobaltic.
chemXplore tracks 29 projects involving ORLEN, of which 8 are active.
ORLEN's role on them: Owner, Investor / Financier, Operator, Developer, and Offtaker.
7 new construction and 1 expansion.
Contractors, licensors, and offtakers are recorded on 6 of these 8 projects For subscribers
Targeting: Natural gas (2), 1,3-Butadiene (1), Crude oil (1), Ethanol (1), Rape seed oil (1), Sustainable Aviation Fuel (1)
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Two MOUs explore three LNG cargoes for Q1 2027, petroleum-product supplies via Ukrnafta, crude processing in Central Europe, and potential transfer of fuel tanker trucks.
Assess market demand, infrastructure and waterside/ship-to-ship bunkering feasibility for LNG and bioLNG to expand alternative marine fuel availability along the Polish coast.
Regional platform mobilises 14 organisations to coordinate offshore wind, LNG/bioLNG, hydrogen, CCS, SMRs and infrastructure protection across the Baltic Sea region.
Adds ~30 million boe (mostly gas) and >4 billion m³ of gas; tied to Skarv FPSO with 4.5 kg CO2/boe intensity; lifts Skarv output toward 9 million boe by 2027.
Three-year agreement from September to deliver 5–9+ Mt/year of Johan Sverdrup crude to Central European refineries, with scope to add other NCS grades.
Three-year contract starts in September; deliveries may total nearly 5 to over 9 Mt/y, supplying refineries in Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania.
Certification permits co-hydrotreatment of bio-based feedstocks; current capacity ~100,000 t/yr, July 2026 tests raised vegetable oil share to 5% and upgrades aim for ~150,000 t/yr.
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