Grupa Lotos S.A. was a vertically integrated oil company based in Gdańsk , in northern Poland . The company was listed in the Polish index WIG30 . The Polish state was the majority shareholder with 53% percent. The company's main activity branches were: crude oil production, refining and marketing of oil products. The company was a leader in lubricants on the Polish market. Grupa Lotos was a producer of unleaded gasoline, diesel, fuel oils, aviation fuels, motor and industrial lubricants, bitumens and waxes.
31-414: Lotos may refer to: Grupa Lotos , oil company Lotos Kolej , railway company LOTOS Goldbrillen GmbH , a German luxury eyewear company founded in 1872 Lotos (satellite) , a Russian family of electronic intelligence satellites Language Of Temporal Ordering Specification The Lotos-Eaters , a poem by Alfred Tennyson Lotos (Anton Yelizarov),
62-592: A biomethane plant. To secure supplies, the company Biozec, responsible for the sale and distribution of thermal energy supplied by the biogas plant, was also acquired. In 2021, Orlen bought 4 wind farms: in February, the Kanin farm with a capacity of 20 MW, and in March, another three with a total capacity of 89.4 MW. On 14 July 2020, PKN Orlen announced its intention to take over PGNiG , and on 10 May 2021, it submitted
93-580: A Russian military and mercenary leader, one of the commanders of PMC Wagner Group . See also [ edit ] Lotus (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lotos . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lotos&oldid=1237276000 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
124-652: A competition law when BP took over Aral AG . As of 2007 Orlen has 581 filling stations in Germany (484 under the Star brand, 58 under the Orlen brand and 29 under a supermarket brand). In January 2003, PKN Orlen and MOL signed a Memorandum of Understanding whereby they agreed intention to initiate co-operation in the Central and Eastern European oil sector. They hoped that the collaboration would allow them both to benefit from
155-772: A modern cross-country retail stations network. In 2020, state-run PKN Orlen plans to take over smaller rival Lotos, if it receives approval from the European Commission. The minister also suggested Poland should have greater control over the economy. Grupa Lotos strategy aims chiefly at: accomplishment of Gdańsk refinery investment programme (10+ Program), development of crude oil production activity and further shares growth in retail and wholesale petrol market. PKN Orlen Orlen S.A. (formerly Polish : Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen Spółka Akcyjna, PKN Orlen SA. , lit. 'Polish Oil Concern Orlen Public Corporation'), commonly known as Orlen ,
186-517: A regional giant, and controlled much of Central Europe's oil industry. However, the planned merger failed due to high politicization. Following the dropped merger plans, PKN Orlen bought a majority stake in Czech Unipetrol . During May 2006, the company announced its largest investment ever when it took over a majority share of 84.3% of the largest company of Lithuania, Mažeikių Nafta . It was partly bought from Yukos (53.7%) and partly from
217-863: A takeover application to the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection . In October 2022, shareholders of PGNiG approved the company's takeover by PKN Orlen, this came after PKN Orlen Shareholders had done the same. In 2020, the company announced its plans to become emission-neutral by 2050 becoming the first oil company from Central Europe to do so. In order to achieve this goal, by 2030, Orlen aims to reduce CO 2 emissions from its current refining and petrochemical assets by 20% and emissions from power generation by 33% CO 2 /MWh. In June 2021, PKN Orlen opened its first Orlen w ruchu standalone convenience store in Warsaw, competing in this segment with Carrefour Express , Circle K and Żabka . In September 2021,
248-878: Is 6.82%. The last listing with dividend rights took place on September 18, 2024, and the dividend payment date was set for December 20, 2024 PKN Orlen has sponsored the Polish Athletic Association , the Polish Volleyball Association , the Polish Olympic and Paralympic Committees, and various Polish motorsport competitors such as Bartosz Zmarzlik , Jakub Przygoński , Bartek Marszałek, Grupa Żelazny and Wojtek Bógdał. In 2019 , PKN Orlen sponsored Williams Racing and driver Robert Kubica in Formula One with €10 million. After Kubica's move to Alfa Romeo Racing in
279-676: Is a Polish multinational oil refiner , petrol retailer and natural gas trader headquartered in Płock , Poland. The company's subsidiaries include the main oil and gas companies of the Czech Republic and Lithuania, Unipetrol and Orlen Lietuva , respectively. The corporation is a significant European publicly traded firm with operations in Poland as well as Austria , Canada , Czech Republic , Germany , Hungary , Latvia , Lithuania , Norway , Pakistan , and Slovakia . As of November 2024,
310-590: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Grupa Lotos In 2018 the Polish oil refiner and retailer PKN Orlen announced its intent to acquire the company. The merger approval from the European Commission required significant asset divestments by both companies and is expected to reach closing in June or July 2022. On August 1, Orlen finalised
341-547: Is the largest company in Central and Eastern Europe and is listed in global rankings such as Fortune Global 500 , Platts TOP250 and Thomson Reuters TOP100. PKN Orlen was created in 1999 after the Council of Ministers of Poland in the previous year decided to partially privatise and merge two state-run petrochemical firms: Centrala Produktów Naftowych , Communist Poland 's petroleum retail monopoly, and Petrochemia Płock ,
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#1732775549462372-479: The Baltic Sea . The joint project between Orlen and Northland Power is aimed at achieving the company's goal of generating 9 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. The Baltic Power farm, located about 23 km off the coast, will consist of 76 wind turbines with a capacity of 15 MW each, providing energy to over 1.5 million households upon completion in 2026. In December 2023, the Polish government approved
403-564: The European Commission approved the takeover by Orlen Group of the consumer retail division of the Austrian oil trading company Doppler-Gruppe [ de ] , which operates 266 filling stations in Austria under the Turmöl [ de ] discount brand. In August 2023, the company's supervisory board conditionally approved an investment in an off-shore wind farm located on
434-453: The European Commission 's for the takeover of Grupa Lotos , first announced in 2018. On 1 August 2022, Orlen finalised the merger with Lotos. In November 2020, PKN Orlen purchased 65% of the shares of the financially troubled newsagents chain Ruch SA . On 7 December 2020 Orlen signed an agreement to acquire 100% of shares in the media and press company " Polska Press sp. z o.o. " and
465-545: The Benzina brand. At the end of 2020, 20 Orlen stations were operating in Slovakia. At the end of 2019, PKN Orlen and PZU established the "Sigma Bis" media agency . PKN Orlen has been implementing a development strategy since 2018, which involves transforming the company into a multi-energy and commercial group. In April 2020, Orlen acquired 80% of Energa shares, and on 14 July 2020 announced that it obtained permission
496-634: The British BP PLC. It was the first step in Wrobel's strategy of expanding west. At this time PKN Orlen was Poland's largest company, with sales of $ 7.2 billion. After losses in 2000 and 2001 the fund returned 25% in 2002. Until July 2003, it grew by nearly one-third since March and in total the fund was up by about 60% since the start of 1994. In 2003, PKN Orlen acquired 500 filling stations in Northern Germany from BP under premise of
527-648: The Lithuanian government (30.6%) in December. Earlier on 12 October a fire damaged the Mažeikių refinery, which caused a loss about $ 75 million. With the completion of the takeover, PKN Orlen became Central Europe's largest company. In May 2007, after Lithuania sold its refinery to PKN Orlen, the Russian government approved the construction of a new $ 2 billion pipeline, that passes Belarus and Lithuania. In 2007,
558-591: The company entered the parcel locker sector with the launch of Orlen Paczka in co-operation with Poczta Polska . In December 2022, PKN Orlen entered the Hungarian market with the takeover of 143 petrol stations from Hungary's MOL in a deal related to the acquisition of 410 petrol stations in Poland by MOL under an agreement between Orlen and Grupa Lotos . The sale was the result of the European Commission requiring PKN Orlen to divest its assets in order to approve
589-670: The company's acquisition of Grupa Lotos in accordance with EU competition law . In March 2023, PKN Orlen began to sponsor the Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego , located opposite the Orlen Arena in Płock. In the same month, Ukrainian oil company Ukrnafta signed a contract with PKN Orlen to allow the latter to export petrochemical products to Ukraine. On 3 July 2023, the company changed its name from PKN Orlen to Orlen S.A., to reflect its diversification from fossil fuels. In September 2023,
620-401: The construction of 24 new small modular reactor (SMR) units in six sites across the country. Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE), a joint venture between Orlen and chemicals company Synthos, plans to deploy Poland's first small reactors by 2030. Orlen will pay a dividend for 2023 in the amount of PLN 4.15 per share. The total value of the dividend is PLN 4,817,909.5 thousand. The dividend yield
651-474: The end of 2004 assumes expansion of the network stations to 500 outlets. That will allow Grupa Lotos to increase its share in the retail fuel market to approx. 10% in 2012. Purchase of Esso and Slovnaft petrol stations networks in Poland (both networks hold high quality standards and possess sell volume higher than the average petrol station in Poland) indicates concrete acceleration in the process of creation
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#1732775549462682-664: The end of 2005. Grupa Lotos holding group consolidated net profit for the first quarter of 2006 financial year, estimated in accordance with IFRS reached approx. PLN 119 million. Grupa Lotos holding group consolidated net profit for whole 2005 financial year, estimated in accordance with IFRS reached approx. PLN 970 million. This is circa PLN 426 million more comparing to financial data from 2004. Gdańsk refinery , owned by Grupa Lotos S.A., refines 6 million tons of crude oil per year. In 2005 Grupa Lotos holding group sold over 5.7 million tons of crude oil based products. Retail Petrol Stations Network Development Programme, which launched at
713-670: The largest shareholder of the company is the Polish state (via the State Treasury) with 49.9% of the shares, ahead of Nationale-Nederlanden OFE with 5.2% of the shares. The company is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange and, as of 2022, its reported revenue constituted over PLN 278 billion (ca. US$ 62 billion). It employs over 64,000 people, owns more than 3,400 service stations in seven countries and markets its products to over 100 countries worldwide. Orlen
744-468: The merger with Lotos. Grupa Lotos was a holding composed of Grupa Lotos - the parent undertaking which manages the refinery in Gdańsk - and 18 direct subsidiaries, including Lotos Czechowice (former Rafineria Czechowice), Lotos Jasło (former Rafineria Jasło), crude oil exploration and production company Petrobaltic . At the end of June 2006, Grupa Lotos employed 5547 people, which was 112 employees more than at
775-454: The modern political history of Poland . The scandal was unearthed with the arrest on 7 February 2002 by the UOP (Office for State Protection) of Andrzej Modrzejewski, then CEO of PKN Orlen. He was accused of insider trading and disclosure of confidential information. Zbigniew Wrobel directly succeeded as CEO and proposed in December 2002 $ 160 million for the purchase of 295 German gas stations from
806-569: The most advanced and the second largest complex for terephthalic acid production in Europe. PKN Orlen also sponsors the Orlen Arena in Płock since its opening in 2010. In 2013, PKN Orlen and Klaipedos Nafta oil terminal negotiated the co-operation on a new pipeline supported by the Lithuanian government. In order to establish the company in Canada and to become an oil producer Orlen bought
837-702: The oil and gas company TriOil Resources Ltd for $ 169 million in September 2013. After its first foreign expansion the company acquired Birchill Exploration Ltd due to double its production in May 2014. PKN Orlen, under a joint venture with the Dutch -American firm LyondellBasell , also owns Poland's largest plastics company called Basell Orlen Polyolefins Sp. z o.o . In 2019, PKN Orlen opened its first petrol station in Slovakia through its Czech subsidiary Unipetrol under
868-472: The state firm in charge of the oil refineries in Płock , the largest complex of its kind in Poland. After said merger, the company was renamed Polski Koncern Naftowy (PKN), with Orlen added several months later as the consortium's brand name. The new name is derived from Orl- for "orzeł" (Polish: eagle) and its adjective "orli", and -en for "energia" (Polish: energy). Orlengate is the biggest corruption scandal in
899-546: The synergies and to compete more effectively in the global competition. In July 2003, the Croatian INA refinery was sold for $ 505 million to PKN Orlen's competitor, the Hungarian oil company MOL. This strengthen MOL's position in the battle for control of Central Europeans and Balkan fuel markets. Furthermore, PKN Orlen was involved in merger talks with the MOL Group in 2005. If merged, the two firms would have created
930-500: The transaction was carried out on 1 March 2021. This decision was met with criticism from Polish Ombudsman , Adam Bodnar , who expressed his concern about the risk to freedom of speech that this takeover poses as PKN Orlen is a state-owned company and the constitutional right to press freedom excludes the possibility of political influence on the press, even an indirect one. In December 2020, PKN Orlen bought an agricultural biogas plant Bioenergy Project, which it will transform into
961-453: The unit of Polish oil group PKN Orlen PKNA.WA and Dwory Chemicals bought a synthetic rubber company Kaucuk from Czech oil group Unipetrol UNPEsp.PR . The sale was part of a drive by Unipetrol to divest non-core assets and to focus on petrochemical , oil refinery and fuel retailing business. In 2010, PKN Orlen had a reported revenue of $ 28.8 billion. Next year it was the largest fuel retailer in Poland with over 2000 locations. The company ran