Naftoport
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Naftoport Ltd is a company which manages crude oil shipment and deliveries. It is located in Gdansk
, Poland
. Naftoport Ltd was established in June 1991 by several Polish oil companies and Marine Commercial Port in Gdansk. The company oversees operations of the terminal for reloading of crude oil and products in Port of Gdańsk
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PERN Przyjazn SA holds the controlling stake of 68% in Naftoport.
, mainly through Druzhba pipeline
. The annual capacity of the terminal is 23 million tonnes of oil and oil products. PERN Przyjazn SA officials claimed they would increase the capacity of the sea terminal to 50 million tonnes if the main source of onshore pipeline system handled by PERN, Druzhba Pipeline is shut down.
through Naftoport terminal as well.
Gdansk
Gdańsk is a Polish city on the Baltic coast, at the centre of the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area.The city lies on the southern edge of Gdańsk Bay , in a conurbation with the city of Gdynia, spa town of Sopot, and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. Naftoport Ltd was established in June 1991 by several Polish oil companies and Marine Commercial Port in Gdansk. The company oversees operations of the terminal for reloading of crude oil and products in Port of Gdańsk
Port of Gdansk
The Port of Gdańsk is a seaport located on the southern coast of Gdańsk Bay in the city of Gdańsk, extending along the Vistula estuary Martwa Wisła , Port Channel and Kashubia Canal. It is one of the largest seaports on the Baltic Sea....
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Ownership
The company is owned by number of companies, including all major oil companies in Poland:- PERN Przyjazn SAPERN Przyjazn SAPERN Przyjazn SA , joint stock Oil Pipeline Operation Company "Przyjaźń" is one of leading companies for oil transportation and storage in Poland...
- PKN Orlen SA
- Grupa Lotos SA
- Gdańsk Port Północny
- J&S SERVICE & INVESTMENT Ltd
- State TreasuryState TreasuryState Treasury in Polish law represents the Polish state in certain legal aspects. It can be represented by various officials or institutions depending on circumstances....
PERN Przyjazn SA holds the controlling stake of 68% in Naftoport.
Oil terminal
The terminal was built in 1990s to diversify Poland's oil imports. The terminal loading capacity is 34 million tonnes of crude oil per year. The operations are a part of larger pipeline system for transportation of crude oil to Polish and German refineries from RussiaRussia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, mainly through Druzhba pipeline
Druzhba pipeline
The Druzhba pipeline is the world's longest oil pipeline and in fact one of the biggest oil pipeline networks in the world. It carries oil some from the eastern part of the European Russia to points in Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Germany...
. The annual capacity of the terminal is 23 million tonnes of oil and oil products. PERN Przyjazn SA officials claimed they would increase the capacity of the sea terminal to 50 million tonnes if the main source of onshore pipeline system handled by PERN, Druzhba Pipeline is shut down.
Significance
Polish and German refineries depend on Russian oil coming mainly through Druzhba pipeline. Unlike natural gas, crude oil can be imported to Poland through the terminal in Gdansk. Polish authorities claim they are prepared for oil imports from other suppliers through this terminal if oil supplies from Russia disrupt. Besides the imports through Druzhba pipeline, Poland currently imports Russian oil coming from Russian enclave of KaliningradKaliningrad
Kaliningrad is a seaport and the administrative center of Kaliningrad Oblast, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea...
through Naftoport terminal as well.