>>64065455Drilling operations are being carried out by Noble Corporation, while Zenith Energy, a UK-based consultancy, helped engineer the Wolin East 1 well, which has already been successfully delivered.
Despite coal use declining, Poland remains one of Europe’s highest carbon-emitting economies, with rising oil and gas demand. Currently, the country’s electricity mix is split between 44 per cent renewables and 43 per cent coal, but much of its gas still arrives as LNG from the Middle East, the US, and via Norwegian pipelines.
Poland, from importer to player
This discovery might not only reduce Poland’s reliance on imported energy, it could also redefine regional supply routes, even impacting neighbouring Germany, which also leans heavily on imported hydrocarbons.
The news comes at a time when Europe is looking for more energy autonomy, and Poland’s Baltic jackpot may offer exactly that: local, reliable, and potentially transformative supply, without the geopolitical strings often attached to energy imports.
If Wolin East lives up to the numbers, Poland could go from an energy importer to a serious player. For now, it’s a high-stakes game with a promising start.
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