UNIPETROL is dealing with the situation in connection with the cut in crude oil deliveries via the Druzba pipeline from Russia. “At this moment we have the situation under control, offsetting the decreased deliveries of the Russian crude oil with the crude oil from the state material reserves and at the same time in cooperation with MERO ČR, a.s. (International Pipeline) we are increasing the crude oil volume supplied by TAL – IKL pipeline from Mediterranean”, stated the management board member, Ivan Ottis. According to him Unipetrol also cooperates here with the other processors in Česká rafinérská, a.s. (Shell Overseas Investments a ENI International B.V.)

According to information available to Unipetrol, the cut in crude oil deliveries was caused by technical organizational problems in Russia. “At this moment our production is not affected in any way”, Ottis added. According to him, there shall be no shortage of fuels on the home market, neither we shall see any price increase as a result of this – as Unipetrol believes – short outage.

UNIPETROL is a group of companies operating in the petrochemical industry in the Czech Republic. In 2005 UNIPETROL became part of PKN ORLEN Group, the largest downstream oil company in Central Europe. UNIPETROL primarily focuses on crude oil processing, fuels distribution and petrochemical production. In all these areas UNIPETROL group is one of leading players in both the Czech and Central European markets. UNIPETROL is one of the Czech Republic’s most important companies in terms of revenues (89 bn CZK) and it employs approximately 4,500 people.

Contact: 
Blanka Růžičková 
Spokesperson 
UNIPETROL, a.s.

Telephone: +420 225 001 407, +420 731 881 111 
E-mail: blanka.ruzickova@unipetrol.cz​