Obajtek responds to the debate. ‘During Tusk’s time, Polish refineries were supplied with oil from Russia’

The president of PKN Orlen, Daniel Obajtek, referred to the statements of opposition politicians from the election debate on TVP.

An election debate took place at TVP on Monday, in which representatives of six national committees took part. One of the questions related to tackling the issue of privatization of state-owned enterprises. The head of the PO, Donald Tusk, accused Lotos of being sold to foreign hands under PiS.

“During the debate on TVP, you could hear from opposition politicians that Poland had reportedly lost control of Lotos. That is why I invite Mr and Mrs Szymon Hołownia, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus and especially Donald Tusk to Elbląska Street in Gdańsk. to see that the logo of the Polish company ORLEN represents the assets of Gdańsk. The majority owner of the Gdańsk refinery, previously owned by Lotos, is ORLEN, and therefore to a large extent also the Polish state,” the president of Orlen explained in a message on the X website.

Obajtek: Without this merger, Poland could not become independent from Russia

Daniel Obajtek points out that “as a result of the merger, the Ministry of Finance’s share in the new ORLEN Group has increased to almost 50 percent.” “Thanks to the merger of ORLEN with Lotos, PGNiG and previously with Energa, we finally have a strong entity in Poland that can compete effectively with companies across Europe. A strong company means a significant strengthening of the country’s fuel and energy security. But apparently “Not everyone is happy about it. The acquisition of Lotos has also significantly strengthened the fuel and energy security not only of Poland, but also of Lithuania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The built potential allowed further foreign expansion of ORLEN, including the start of the process of acquiring gas stations in Austria. As a result of the merger, Orlen, among other things, strengthened relations with Saudi Aramco, the largest oil producer in the world, ensuring a stable supply of crude oil from this direction to Poland. Mergers and the construction of a strong multi-energy company would not allow Poland to become completely independent of raw materials from Russia,” he notes.

The head of the company further recalled that when Donald Tusk was Prime Minister, “Polish refineries were mainly supplied with Russian oil, not to mention that the Gdańsk refinery was prepared for sale during the PO-PSL government , and buyers. Companies from Russia, among others, were taken into account. Thanks to the completed mergers, ORLEN today has the potential to offer its customers stable fuel prices, which have been among the lowest in the EU for years.

Source: Do Rzeczy

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