Oil Production by Polish Companies in Poland and Abroad

  • Tadeusz OLKUSKI AGH University of Science and Technology, the Faculty of Energy and Fuels
  • Janusz ZYŚK AGH University of Science and Technology, the Faculty of Energy and Fuels
  • Barbara TORA AGH University of Science and Technology, the Faculty of Mining and Geoengineering
  • Wacław ANDRUSIKIEWICZ AGH University of Science and Technology, the Faculty of Mining and Geoengineering
  • Adam SZURLEJ AGH University of Science and Technology, the Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas
  • Kaja JEDLIŃSKA Graduate of the AGH University of Science and Technology, the Faculty of Energy and Fuels
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2020-01-57
Keywords: crude oil, resources, production

Abstract

The article discusses a very important problem of oil production. Oil, recognized as a major source of economic development, is the
main energy source of the modern world. Unfortunately, Poland has limited oil reserves. However, the production, which meets only
about 4% of the demand, is carried out. Oil deposits in Poland are found in the Carpathians, in the Carpathian Foredeep, in the Polish Lowlands, and in the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone of the Baltic Sea. Initially, deposits in the Carpathians were of the greatest
economic importance, but these are already depleted to a great extent. Currently, oil deposits in the Polish Lowlands are of the greatest
economic importance. The largest deposit is BMB (Barnówko-Mostno-Buszewo) near Gorzów Wielkopolski. In total, in Poland oil
resources amount to 23 598.46 thousand tons, of which 61.37% accounts for industrial resources (14 482.15 thousand tons). The article presents crude oil resources in Poland by regions, i.e. Polish Lowlands, the Carpathians, the Carpathian Foredeep, and the Polish
Exclusive Economic Zone The resources were divided into anticipated economic, industrial, undeveloped resources and abandoned
deposits. In addition, the three Polish companies involved in the extraction of oil, namely PGNiG S.A., the LOTOS Group S.A. and
ORLEN Upstream sp. z o.o., were presented. The locations where exploitation is carried out and the volume of oil production in the
last few years were discussed.

Published
2020-11-21
How to Cite
OLKUSKI, T., ZYŚK, J., TORA, B., ANDRUSIKIEWICZ, W., SZURLEJ, A., & JEDLIŃSKA, K. (2020). Oil Production by Polish Companies in Poland and Abroad. Test, 2(1), 149–156. https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2020-01-57
Issue
Vol 2 No 1 (2020): Inżynieria Mineralna
Section
ARTICLES

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