The company said that “the Management Board of Grupa LOTOS confirms the order of the tanker + Atlantas +, on board of which there are 2 million barrels of Iranian crude oil. The unit will call the Naftoport in mid-August.”
The cooperation of Grupa LOTOS and NIOC (National Iranian oil company), the company responsible for the sale of Iranian oil on world markets enabled the lifting of international sanctions on trade in oil, imposed on Iran. Thanks to this, as reported, “the first time in many years, the oil Iran will go to the refinery LOTOS in Gdansk.”
Quoted in the message the president of Grupa LOTOS SA, Robert Pietryszyn explained that “the agreement provides for the implementation of a one-off test the supply of 2 million barrels of crude oil of type Iranian Light “. “Such a large one-time delivery can be realized only with the use of type supertanker VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier). VLCC Tankers class is one of the world’s largest vessels carrying oil,” – said Pietryszyn. He added that “Atlantas” will be the largest tanker that has so far called at Naftoport.
The company said that “LOTOS is interested in every reasonable cooperation in the supply of crude oil to the refinery in Gdansk. In the interests of the Company remain the Arab oil. ” “The intention of Grupa LOTOS SA and the National Iranian Oil Company to continue cooperation within the oil supply to the refinery in Gdansk” – said in a statement.
Quoted in the Communication Minister of the Treasury, Dawid Jackiewicz estimated that “transaction LOTOS confirms the state-owned company consistently work towards strengthening the energy security of the country. ” “Diversification of oil supplies to Polish, coupled with good economy such supplies the direction of good not only for the strategic interests of the State but also our economy,” – argues Jackiewicz.
According to the energy minister Krzysztof Tchórzewski purchase of Iranian crude oil LOTOS, is another step towards diversifying sources of supply. “I am glad that we use favorable geopolitical conditions for establishing new business contacts” – the minister added.
Due to the depth of the Danish Straits, limiting the maximum allowable draft tankers to 15 meters, “Atlantas” before entering the Baltic reload approx. 700 thousand. barrels of oil to another tanker for the operation STS (ang. Ship-to-Ship Transfer). Both tankers influence then to Gdansk Naftoport.
Previously, “Atlantas” flown over 12 thousand nautical miles (22.261 km), circling the way Africa (ships of this class is loaded are too deep immersion, to sail through the Suez Canal) .
the company said that last year the Gdańsk refinery processed 10.2 million tons of oil, including 7.8 million tonnes (77 percent.) came from Russia and the remaining 2.3 million tons accounted for own extraction from the Baltic Lotos Petrobaltic, mine Polish Oil and Gas in Lubiatowo and imports from other directions. In the quarter. This year. oil from Russia accounted for 75 percent. processed in Gdansk raw material.
Grupa Lotos is the second largest Polish oil company involved in the exploration and production of crude oil, its processing and wholesale and retail sale of high-quality petroleum products. The Group has more than 30 percent. market share in the wholesale fuel and almost 10 per cent. in the retail market.
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