Pipelines

In 2007, ORLEN Group used over 2 thousand km of its own and rented pipelines in the territory of Poland, the Czech Republic and Lithuania.

Poland
In 2007 PKN ORLEN distributed products with the use of 232 km of its own pipelines and 570 km of the product pipelines belonging to the national operator, PERN Przyjaźń. The Company plans to start up another of its own pipeline section of 105 km on the Ostrów Wielkopolski – Wrocław route.

The share of pipeline transport in the structure of fuel transport in Poland amounted to 68.9 percent in 2007, i.e. nearly 2 percent higher more in 2006.

Lithuania
In 2007, AB Mažeikių Nafta used 91 km of raw material pipeline between the maritime terminal in Butynga and the refinery plant in Mažeikiai. The 225 km raw material pipeline on the Połock–Mažeikiai route will not be used, owing to its renovation in the territory of Russia.

Czech Republic
Like in previous years, in 2007 Unipetrol a.s used  1,100 km of pipelines belonging to the national operator Cepro. The share of pipeline transport in the structure of fuel transport in the Czech Republic in 2007 was 40 percent representing a 7 percent increase compared to the preceding year.

 Fuel distribution network in the Czech Republic