Bartimpex tries to entice PGNiG into its latest project

This is a flagship project of Aleksander Gudzowaty, the owner of Bartimpex. However, the pipeline does not have sufficient political support since it would be indirectly connected with the gas pipeline between Russia and Germany, the construction of which is strongly opposed by the Polish government. Moreover, the project is bound to fail if Bartimpex does not manage to persuade Polish Oil and Gas (PGNiG) to join in. PGNiG's spokesperson Tomasz Fill declared that PGNiG may participate in the project, but only if it receives a majority stake in it. However, Gudzowaty wants to retain control over the undertaking. "We offered PGNiG a stake which should give it satisfaction but not control. We are patiently waiting," revealed the deputy president of Bartimpex Jan Antosik. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 6-7) E.B.