• CLEAN AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY Natural gas is the cleanest and most environmentally friendly of all fossil fuels...Read more

  • WELL DRILLING PADThe size of a typical drilling pad is about 1 hectare. To compare, the floorage of an average shopping centre is 4.5 hectares... Read more

  • SECURING OF WELL DRILLING PADA drilling pad as well as the adjacent pool are reinforced and tightened with concrete slabs. Protective foil is additionally laid where necessary.

  • WORK NOISEWell drilling does not produce onerous noise. The intensity of sounds generated in connection with drilling work is lower than that generated by street traffic.Read more

  • SAFETY OF FRACTURING PROCESSIn Poland, exploration wells in shale rock are drilled to depths of over 2.5 km.Read more

  • COMPOSITION OF FRACTURING FLUIDFracturing fluid is 95% water. Read more

  • NO MAJOR LANDSCAPE INTERFERENCEIf gas production is launched, the land surrounding the isolated, secured zone, is subject to a reclamation treatment. Read more

The PGNiG Group’s key figures

The PGNiG Group is the leader of the Polish natural gas market. The Group companies have approximately 32,000 employees. Outside Poland, where the PGNiG Group ranks among the largest employers, we are present across several continents, in multiple countries, including Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uganda, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Belarus, Ukraine, and Hungary.

wydobycie ropy naftowej

Production of crude oil and condensate

492 ths tonnes

wydobycie gazu ziemnego

Natural gas production

4.32 bn m³

import gazu ziemnego

Natural gas imports

11 bn m³

sprzedaż gazu ziemnego

Sales of natural gas

14.91 bn m³

długość sieci dystrybucyjnegj

Distribution network length

121 ths km

sprzedaż ciepła

Sales of heat

40.2 PJ

Sprzedaż energii elektrycznej

Sales of electricity

3.7 TWh

The Group’s core business is the production and sale of natural gas and crude oil. Both domestically and abroad, we are engaged in geophysical and geological research, exploration for and production of hydrocarbons, as well as preparation of products for sale.

The Group sells natural gas produced in Poland as well as imported gas. To secure stable and continuous supplies of natural gas, the PGNiG Group stores gas in eight modern underground gas storage facilities. Gas is supplied to our customers through thousands of kilometres of pipelines, owned and operated by six regional gas distribution companies.

PGNiG has been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange since September 2005. The PGNiG Group has enjoyed growing trust and confidence of the capital market and has been assigned excellent credit ratings. Our strong position is confirmed by the fact that PGNiG shares are included in WIG20, the blue-chip index of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Since October 2009, the shares have also been included in the “RESPECT Index” of socially responsible companies. Moreover, PGNiG was ranked fifth in the “Lista 500” of the largest Polish businesses for 2012, compiled by the Rzeczpospolita daily newspaper and published in April 2013.

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