At the end of last year, the state belonging to PGNiG gas stocks, including the mandatory stock, amounted to approx. 3 billion cubic meters (for comparison – we use around 20 billion cubic meters annually). The company added that this state includes high-methane gas, nitrogen-rich gas stored in Poland and abroad, and LNG gas in terminals. The data does not include the volume of natural gas at the discretion of the gas transmission operator – Gaz-System.
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PGNiG mines and imports more
PGNiG has also increased the production of blue fuel. Last year, it was a total of 5.39 billion cubic meters. gas, and in 2020 – 4.52 billion cubic meters. PGNiG Upstream Norway also reported increased production. In 2021, it was 1.42 billion cubic meters. gas, and in 2020 – 0.48 billion cubic meters.
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Gas imports to Poland are also growing. In 2021, we imported a total of 16.13 billion cubic meters. compared to 14.79 billion cubic meters. in 2020. As for the eastern direction, last year, 9.91 billion cubic meters were delivered to Poland. gas, and in 2020 – 9 billion cubic meters. In the case of LNG, imports amounted to 3.94 billion cubic meters. against 3.76 billion cubic meters. in 2020.
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As for the volume of gas distribution by Polska Spółka Gazownictwa, in 2021 it amounted to 13.14 billion cubic meters. (in 2020 it was 11.57 billion cubic meters).
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The company estimates crude oil production in 2021 at 1.3 million tonnes, of which PGNiG Upstream Norway’s production amounts to 732 thousand tonnes. tone. The company made a reservation that the information presented on Friday was estimated and may differ from the final data, which will be presented on March 24, during the publication of the periodic report.
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Big gas problem
Gas stocks are one of the hottest topics at the moment. Due to Russia’s policy of sending gas to the West in scarce quantities, gas prices soared last year.
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This is one of the elements of the Kremlin’s pressure to approve the commencement of the transmission of blue fuel through the new gas pipeline Nord Stream 2which runs along the bottom of the Baltic Sea from Russia straight to Germany, bypassing Poland, Belarus and Ukraine.
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