The one-year contract provides for deliveries of crude oil from the Norwegian port of Mongstad. Shipments may be directed to refineries in Poland as well as to Lithuania and the Czech Republic. The Johan Sverdrup field, from which the contracted oil will be sourced, is the third largest on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and has CO₂ emissions 80–90 percent lower than the global average.

“We are strengthening the energy security of Poland and the region as a whole. We have fully eliminated Russian crude from all our refineries, which was made possible through effective diversification of supply sources. The next step in this process is the first long-term contract with Equinor, giving us access to top-quality crude with high production efficiency. Johan Sverdrup is one of the largest fields in the world and accounts for one-third of Norway’s total oil production. Importantly, the production activities involve significantly reduced CO₂ emissions as the oil platforms are powered by electricity from shore, largely from renewables. We consistently focus on alternative sources of supply, as they are the foundation of stable production and a guarantee of energy security,” says Ireneusz Fąfara, CEO and President of the ORLEN Management Board.

„I am very pleased that we are now expanding our relationship with ORLEN to also include supplies of crude oil from the Johan Sverdrup field in Norway. We are building on a long-term energy partnership with ORLEN which already includes production of oil and gas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, a 10-year agreement for supplies of natural gas to Poland and collaboration on low carbon solutions like carbon capture and storage. This agreement contributes to energy security in Poland, while we at the same time are working together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions”, says Irene Rummelhoff, EVP Marketing, midstream and processing in Equinor.

Currently ORLEN refineries process feedstock from the Middle East and Persian Gulf, the North Sea, Africa, and both Americas. In the first six months of 2025, ORLEN’s facilities processed a total of 9.8 million tons of crude oil, which is 5% more than in the corresponding period last year.

ORLEN Group controls the only refinery in Baltic States – ORLEN Lietuva. Based in Mažeikiai region, ORLEN Lietuva has been the largest taxpayer in the country for a number of years and is a very important part of the Lithuanian economy. Since 2006, for acquisition and modernization of refinery in Mažeikiai ORLEN has invested almost 4.5 billion Euro. In addition, ORLEN Lietuva operates the crucial Būtingė terminal in Lithuania, the main port for feedstock supplies, and Mockava railway terminal, an important transshipment station for the smooth export of products.

ORLEN Group is an integrated, diversified energy group, included in the prestigious Fortune Global 500 and Platts TOP250 lists. It was the first group in the region to announce its ambition to achieve climate neutrality targets in 2050. ORLEN Group today operates in more than 10 markets.

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