Will PKN Orlen be allowed an 80% stake in the oil sector?

On Friday Treasury Minister Wieslaw Kaczmarek presented the Prime Minister with data on three possible scenarios concerning the future of the Gdansk Refinery (RG). "As soon as he is familiar with the details we will have a final discussion on the subject, maybe next week. Until that time I am not going to speculate which scenario should be accepted," Kaczmarek told Gazeta Wyborcza. The government does not exclude the fact that PKN Orlen might be allowed to purchase the Gdansk Refinery. The Plock-based concern would then control 80% of the national fuel market. "The new restructuring and pr ivatization program of the fuel sector may allow for the existence of one distribution and refining center," said Deputy Treasury Minister Ireneusz Sitarski. (Gazeta Wyborcza, Aug 31- Sept 1, p. 23) A.Z.