Polish energy firm stops oil imports from Russia

2025-07-01 09:28:29

(MENAFN) Polish energy company Orlen has officially halted all oil imports from Russia, marking the end of its contractual ties with Russian suppliers after its last agreement with oil giant Rosneft came to an end.

According to reports, Orlen ceased deliveries of Russian crude to its Litvinov refinery in the Czech Republic, severing its last remaining link to Russian oil.

"The money spent on Russian oil will not be used against those it shouldn't be used against. People in Ukraine will not die for money from Russian oil," stated Orlen CEO Ireneusz Fafara during a press briefing.

While actual deliveries to the Litvinov facility had already stopped back in March, the formal expiration of the agreement now ensures Orlen is completely disengaged from any Russian oil contracts.

"We have closed this chapter... today we buy oil from all over the world. Our refineries process crude from the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, the North Sea, Africa and both Americas," Fafara explained.

Orlen operates two refineries in the Czech Republic: the Litvinov site, with a yearly processing capacity of 5.4 million tons, and the Kralupy facility, which has already been operating solely on non-Russian crude for several years.

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