Slovenský plynárenský priemysel, a.s. (abbr. SPP;
Slovak: literally Slovak Gas Industry) is a state-owned energy supplier headquartered in
Bratislava, Slovakia. The company follows on from over 150 years of
gas industry
The petroleum industry, also known as the oil industry or the oil patch, includes the global processes of exploration, extraction, refining, transportation (often by oil tankers and pipelines), and marketing of petroleum products. The large ...
in Slovakia. It is the biggest natural gas seller in Slovakia.
[ In addition to natural gas, it sells ]CNG
Compressed natural gas (CNG) is a fuel gas mainly composed of methane (CH4), compressed to less than 1% of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure. It is stored and distributed in hard containers at a pressure of , usually in cy ...
and LNG
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled down to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transport. It takes up about 1/600th the volu ...
,[
] and supplies electricity.[
On 1 July 2006, the company completed the legal unbundling, while according to the requirements of Slovak and European legislation, the companies SPP – preprava, a.s., nowadays Eustream, active in the area of international gas transmission, and SPP – distribúcia, a.s. in the area of natural gas distribution commence their activities.
In 2014, the Government of Slovakia became a sole owner of the company.][
]
In 2019, the company was selected by the state as a single buyers of renewable power in Slovakia for 2020–2021.[
] Slovakia uses 5 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. In 2022, SPP ordered 32% of its supplies as pipe gas from Norway, and 34% as shipborne LNG via several countries.
References
External links
Company website (EN, SK)
Oil and gas companies of Slovakia
Companies established in 2006
Energetický a průmyslový holding
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