• 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

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements – Contents

3. Operating Segments

3.1. Reportable segments

The tables below set forth data on revenue, costs and profits/losses, as well as assets, equity and liabilities of the Group’s reporting segments for the periods ended December 31st 2012 and December 31st 2011.

in PLN m

Period ended December 31st 2012 Exploration and production Trade and storage Distribution  Generation Other activities Eliminations Total
Income statement
Sales to external customers 3,121 23,353 153 1,893 210 28,730
Intercompany sales 1,204 360 3,430 64 333 (5,391)  - 
Total segment revenue 4,325 23,713 3,583 1,957 543 (5,391) 28,730
Depreciation and amortisation expenses (613) (162) (819) (456) (19) (2,069)
Other costs (2,359) (23,226) (1,886) (1,486) (544) 5,373 (24,128)
Total segment costs (2,972) (23,388) (2,705) (1,942) (563) 5,373 (26,197)
Operating profit/(loss) 1,353 325 878 15 (20) (18) 2,533
Net finance costs (164)
Share in net profit/(loss) of equity-accounted entities  173 173
Profit/loss before tax             2,542
Income tax expense (308)
Net profit/(loss)             2,234
Statement of financial position
Segment’s assets 16,580 18,650 13,089 4,345 483 (7,278) 45,869
Investments in equity-accounted entities 771 771
Unallocated assets 153
Deferred tax assets 1,124
Total assets             47,917
Total equity 27,247
Segment liabilities 5,823 3,937 2,234 2,870 171 (6,943) 8,092
Unallocated liabilities 10,642
Deferred tax liabilities 1,936
Total liabilities and equity             47,917
Other information on the segment
Capital expenditure on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (1,676) (719) (1,141) (196) (29) (27) (3,788)
Impairment losses on assets (1,132) (1,686) (97) (33) (9) 1 (2,956)
Impairment losses on unallocated assets             (41)

in PLN m

Period ended December 31st 2011 Exploration and production Trade and storage Distribution  Generation Other activities Eliminations Total
Income statement
Sales to external customers 2,879 19,831 141  -  153 23,004
Intercompany sales 1,202 155 3,329  -  435 (5,121)  - 
Total segment revenue 4,081 19,986 3,470  -  588 (5,121) 23,004
Depreciation and amortisation expenses (607) (129) (823)  -  (15) (1,574)
Other costs (2,159) (20,056) (1,864)  -  (564) 5,085 (19,558)
Total segment costs (2,766) (20,185) (2,687)  -  (579) 5,085 (21,132)
Operating profit/(loss) 1,315 (199) 783  -  9 (36) 1,872
Net finance costs (17)
Share in net profit/(loss) of equity-accounted entities  43 43
Profit/loss before tax             1,898
Income tax expense (143)
Net profit/(loss)             1,755
Statement of financial position
Segment’s assets 15,875 12,214 12,603  -  549 (4,276) 36,965
Investments in equity-accounted entities 598 598
Unallocated assets 341
Deferred tax assets 920
Total assets             38,824
Total equity 25,218
Segment liabilities 2,177 2,798 1,915  -  120 (3,937) 3,073
Unallocated liabilities 8,961
Deferred tax liabilities 1,572
Total liabilities and equity             38,824
Other information on the segment
Capital expenditure on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets (2,788) (617) (1,139)  -  (19) 57 (4,506)
Impairment losses on assets (978) (1,711) (91)  -  (12) 1 (2,791)
Impairment losses on unallocated assets             (38)

3.2. Geographical areas

The Group trades primarily on the domestic market (Poland). In 2012, revenue from export sales to external customers accounted for 5.84% (4.40% in 2011) of the total revenue from sales to external customers.

in PLN m

Period from Jan 1 – Dec 31 2012 Period from Jan 1 – Dec 31 2011
Domestic sales: 27,051 21,992
High-methane gas 21,960 18,965
Nitrogen-rich gas 1,389 1,217
Crude oil 687 638
Helium 48 22
Propane-butane gas 66 60
Natural gasoline 7 5
LNG  54 38
Electricity  841 11
Heat 978  - 
Certificates of origin for electricity 125  - 
Gas storage services 36 31
Geophysical and geological services 90 338
Drilling and well servicing services 243 254
Construction and erection 87 112
Designing services 19 25
Hotel services 32 31
Other services 203 111
Other products 51 19
Materials and goods 29 18
Connection charge 106 97
Export sales: 1,679 1,012
High-methane gas* 349 49
Crude oil 569 457
Helium 113 36
Electricity 1  - 
Geophysical and geological services 239 110
Drilling and well servicing services 343 324
Construction and erection 36 20
Other services 10 4
Other products 19 12
Total 28,730 23,004
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* By PST GmbH in Western Europe.

By PST GmbH in Western Europe.

The Group sells its products and services to customers in the following countries: Switzerland, Germany, Uganda, Kazakhstan, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Austria, Denmark, Slovenia, Ukraine, Norway, United States of America, and United Arab Emirates.

Most of the Group’s non-current assets (other than financial instruments) are also located in Poland. The value of non-current assets located abroad as at December 31st 2012 represented 15.61% of the Group's total assets (December 31st 2011: 14.56%).

in PLN m

Dec 31 2012 Dec 31 2011
Value of non-current assets other than financial instruments located in Poland 29,487 25,348
Value of non-current assets other than financial instruments located abroad* 5,454 4,321
Total 34,941 29,669
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* As at December 31st 2012, PLN 4,125m was attributable to PGNiG Norway AS (December 31st 2011: PLN 3,846m).

As at December 31st 2012, PLN 4,125m was attributable to PGNiG Norway AS (December 31st 2011: PLN 3,846m).

3.3. Key customers

The Group does not have any single external customer which would account for 10% or more of total revenue earned by the Group.