Finance Ministry plotting how to dismantle Polish Oil and Gas monopoly

At the same time, talks are being held with consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers on how to divide one of the last Polish monopolies. PGNiG has an exclusive right to import natural gas. It is also in charge of exploration and extraction. The company is nearly the only owner of the gas network in Poland and has 6.7 million customers. The company employs around 34,000 people. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 24)