Less gas from Russia forces PGNiG to reduce supplies to major companies
Currently five major clients of Polish Oil and Gas (PGNiG), including PKN Orlen, are receiving less gas than they initially ordered. However, its other clients, as well as households, will continue to receive as much gas as they need. PGNiG, the country's main gas supplier, explains that reduced supplies from Russia was caused by their increased demand due to extremely cold weather as well as by increased demand in Poland for the same reason. "Demand (in Poland) rose to a record high level of 58 million square meters a day because Poles now use more gas to heat their homes," explained Malgorzata Przybylska, PGNiG spokesperson. Poland is not the only country receiving less gas from Russia, the others are Italy, Croatia, Austria, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Finland. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) D.W.
