Ukrainian pipeline will transport Caspian oil to Europe

At present, Poland buys 95% of its oil from Russia and due to the project this share might drop by one-third. In spring 2003, representatives of Poland, Ukraine and European Commission signed in Brussels a declaration of carrying out the project, as the EU is also awaiting deliveries from Poland's Eastern neighbor. For the time being, oil will be transported from Ukrainian Brody to Poland by railway, but it is expected that Poland will extend the pipeline to Płock at a cost of EUR 300-350 million. (Gazeta Wyborcza, pp. 1, 17) M.M.