PGNiG to expand gas deposits, warehouse capacity

The company can now pump 1.6 billion cubic meters into its warehouses, while nitrogen plant ZA Pulawy alone consumes over 850,000 cubic meters of gas annually. "Within six years, the capacity of the warehouses will increase to 2.6 billion cubic meters. Two new ones will be constructed, while two existing will be expanded," said Jan Anysz, deputy president of PGNiG. He refused to reveal the costs of the planned investment, but according to sources its value will stand at zl.1 billion. The firm intends to designate some space in the warehouses to external clients, but most likely its own needs will be too high to rent any space. "Warehouses are of key importance to the energy safety of the country, which was shown during the previous winter. Access to them is an open issue," said Jacek Kwiatkowski, representing Verbundnetz Gaz in Poland. (Puls Biznesu, p.5) M.M.