Pipeline investments
Oil giant PKN Orlen is cutting
its logistics costs by increasing pipeline fuel transfers at the cost
of road transport.
"Investments in pipelines pay back after 15
years, but in operational costs moving away from road transport to
pipelines is visible immediately. It is several times cheaper than
even transporting fuels by rail," said Tomasz Grzela, executive
director for logistics in Orlen.
The firm is returning to an old
concept of extending and building new pipelines such as from Boronów
near Częstochowa to its Trzebinia refinery, "We have discussed
it with PERN [the pipelines operator]. By the end of the year we
should sign a letter of intent concerning the investment.
Orlen will
also complete a pipeline from Ostrów Wielkopolski to Wrocław,
while in Lithuania it will construct a pipeline from Mozejki to
Klaipeda.
Source: Puls Biznesu
