Naftoport Sp. z o.o. is a Polish company which manages
crude oil shipment and deliveries. It is located in
Gdańsk,
Poland
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. Naftoport was established in June 1991 by several Polish oil companies and Marine Commercial Port in Gdansk. The company oversees operations of the terminal for reloading of crude oil and products in the
Port of Gdańsk
The Port of Gdańsk is a seaport located on the southern coast of Gdańsk Bay in the city of Gdańsk, extending along the Vistula estuary Martwa Wisła (Dead Vistula), Port Channel and Kashubia Canal. It is one of the largest seaports on the ...
.
Ownership
The company is owned by number of companies, including all the major oil companies in Poland:
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PERN Przyjaźń SA
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PKN Orlen SA
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Grupa Lotos SA
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Gdańsk Port Północny
*J&S Service & Investment
*State
Treasury
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*A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry.
*A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be state or royal property, church treasure or i ...
PERN Przyjazn SA holds the controlling stake of 68% in Naftoport.
Oil terminal
The terminal was built in 1990s to diversify Poland's oil imports.
[Energy Information Administration. North Central Europe]
The terminal loading capacity is 34 million tonnes of crude oil per year.
The operations are a part of larger pipeline system for transportation of crude oil to Polish and German refineries from
Russia
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, mainly through
Druzhba pipeline. The annual capacity of the terminal is 23 million tonnes of oil and oil products. PERN Przyjazn SA officials claimed they would increase the capacity of the sea terminal to 50 million tonnes if the main source of onshore pipeline system handled by PERN, Druzhba Pipeline is shut down.
Significance
Polish and German refineries depend on Russian oil coming mainly through Druzhba pipeline. Unlike natural gas, crude oil can be imported to Poland through the terminal in Gdansk. Polish authorities claim they are prepared for oil imports from other suppliers through this terminal if oil supplies from Russia are disrupted.
[ Besides the imports through Druzhba pipeline, Poland currently imports Russian oil coming from Russian enclave of ]Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad ( ; rus, Калининград, p=kəlʲɪnʲɪnˈɡrat, links=y), until 1946 known as Königsberg (; rus, Кёнигсберг, Kyonigsberg, ˈkʲɵnʲɪɡzbɛrk; rus, Короле́вец, Korolevets), is the largest city and ...
through Naftoport terminal as well.[
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See also
*Gdańsk Shipyard
The Gdańsk Shipyard ( pl, Stocznia Gdańska, formerly Lenin Shipyard) is a large Polish shipyard, located in the city of Gdańsk. The yard gained international fame when Solidarity () was founded there in September 1980. It is situated on the w ...
References
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External links
Official website of NaftoportOfficial website of PERN Przyjazn SA
Energy companies established in 1991
Energy in Poland
Oil and gas companies of Poland
Oil terminals
Polish brands
Polish companies established in 1991
Transport companies established in 1991