Oil giant Orlen says further takeovers in the pipeline

"Unipetrol is the beginning of a long way of our development. Because the investment opportunities are almost finished in Central Europe, we are considering other directions: Southern and Eastern Europe. Other possibilities include Baltic states and the Balkans," said Orlen's deputy president Cezary Smorszczewski. Although the names of potential acquisitions were not revealed, company representatives claim the list is ready. According to market analysts, the most probable targets for take over include Petrol in Slovenia, NIS in Serbia, MOH in Greece, and Turpas in Turkey. Moreover the company is taking part in a tender to acquire the network of Aral gas stations, the result of which should be known by the end of the year. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 3) A.K.