Rumors of Orlen and Lotos merger getting stronger

Orlen president Piotr Kownacki remains tight-lipped about whether he is in talks with political leaders concerning this case, however, Law and Justice (PiS) deputies have revealed that they believe a merger would increase energy security. Despite both the Treasury Ministry representative Paweł Kozyra and representatives of the Lotos Group denying that plans for a merger exist, PiS politicians refuse to rule out the possibility. Sources within PKN Orlen claim that a potential merger would not lead to an increase in fuel prices, despite some commentators using this as an argument against the potential merger. Whether it is imminent or not, opposition parties claim that the merger is now closer than ever, and is getting closer because of political reasons and not security concerns. (Dziennik, The Wall Street Journal Polska, pp. 1, 3) A.K.