The government is preparing talks regarding gas and oil. "So that decisions to limit supplies do not affect Poland"

Last weekend, a Polish delegation, including Motyka, was to go to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to take part in the World Petroleum Council Energy Congress. In a conversation with journalists on the sidelines of the Warsaw Security Forum, Motyka explained that the Polish delegation decided to cancel its participation in the meeting due to the armed attacks on the airport in Riyadh.

But we are in contact with our embassy, ​​we are in contact with our allies, and certainly, whether it be here in Poland or in other bodies, we want to hold meetings with representatives of Qatar and representatives of Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks, the minister pointed out.

Where do we get oil and gas from?

About half of the oil imported to Poland comes from Saudi Arabia. We are one of the most important countries, in terms of non-Gulf countries, for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and they appreciate it, he said.

Qatar, on the other hand, is a supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Due to the inaccessibility of the Strait of Hormuz to tankers, QatarEnergy has declared a state of force majeure and is currently not exporting fuel.

We hope that this will not happen, but if any further escalation on the oil market were to occur in the coming weeks, it would take very intensive work on the part of the government, but also very intensive work on the part of Orlen, to ensure that these decisions (...) to limit supplies do not affect Poland, so we are working in cooperation here. And the actions taken so far show that it brings a positive effect - added Motyka.

Trump gets along with Putin

The minister also commented on the agreement on the export of diesel oil from Russia, announced on Friday by US President Donald Trump. He stated that, according to the analyzes available to him, this volume would not lower prices at American gas stations.

As for the political consequences, I think they are negative for the whole of Europe, because they give a certain incentive for the Russian Federation to return to the showrooms. We hear voices from some politicians, also in Poland, that we should return to business with Russia. Either it is stupidity or betrayal, or it is both. So we certainly must consistently follow the path followed by all of Europe and weaken Russia's offensive potential, not strengthen it, emphasized the head of the Ministry of Energy.

Bloomberg: Saudi Aramco to deliver the ordered oil

Bloomberg reports that Saudi Aramco will deliver all the crude oil ordered for November to European refineries. This is the result of the resumption of operation of the East-West pipeline, which was previously damaged in a drone attack. According to the Saudis, Iraqi militias allied with Iran are responsible for it.

At least three European refineries have confirmed that they will receive their full allocations of crude oil from the Saudi state oil company next month, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.