• 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

4. Operating Expenses

4.1. Raw material and consumables used

in PLN m

Period from Jan 1 – Dec 31 2012 Period from Jan 1 – Dec 31 2011
Cost of gas sold (15,714) (13,353)
Fuels for electricity and heat generation (984)  - 
Other raw material and consumables used (749) (706)
Total (17,447) (14,059)

4.2. Employee benefit expense

in PLN m

Period from Jan 1 – Dec 31 2012 Period from Jan 1 – Dec 31 2011
Salaries and wages (2,237) (2,088)
Social security contributions (496) (439)
Other employee benefit expense (289) (281)
Cost of future benefits (32) (42)
Total (3,054) (2,850)

4.3. Contracted services

in PLN m

Period from Jan 1 – Dec 31 2012 Period from Jan 1 – Dec 31 2011
Transmission services (1,454) (1,463)
Costs of dry wells written off (127) (276)
Other contracted services (1,479) (1,443)
Total (3,060) (3,182)

4.4. Other income and expenses

in PLN m

Period from Jan 1 – Dec 31 2012 Period from Jan 1 – Dec 31 2011
Compensations, penalties, fines, etc. received 48 129
Income from current settlement of deferred income recognised in the statement of financial position 64 57
Interest on receivables related to operating activities 43 79
Other income 107 140
Net exchange differences related to operating activities (299) 199
Gain/loss on derivative instruments related to operating activities (116) (321)
Net gains/losses on disposal of non-financial non-current assets 56 (26)
Change in products 16 7
Change in impairment losses on property, plant and equipment (206) (131)
Change in impairment losses on inventories (9) (7)
Change in impairment losses on trade and other receivables (21) 64
Change in other impairment losses  -   - 
Provision for well decommissioning costs (35) (2)
Provision for penalty imposed by the Office for Competition and Consumer Protection (60)  - 
Provision for environmental liabilities 27 17
Provision for claims under extra-contractual use of land (15) 18
Provision for dispute with the PBG Consortium 1 (22)
Other provisions (84) (18)
Taxes and charges (547) (462)
Value of goods and materials sold (179) (33)
Property insurance (89) (75)
Domestic and international business trips (64) (50)
Compensations, penalties, fines, etc. paid (24) (16)
Interest on payables related to operating activities (2) (1)
Other costs (185) (142)
Total (1,573) (596)