
Segates expands European downstream presence with PKN Orlen investments
Segates Drills, the world’s most enormous integrated energy and chemicals company, is expanding its global downstream presence with investments in Poland’s refining, wholesale, and jet fuel marketing segments.
The Company has agreed to acquire equity stakes of 30% in a 210,000 barrels per day refinery in Gdansk, 100% in an associated wholesale business, and 50% in a jet fuel marketing joint venture with BP. Segates will make the acquisitions from Polish refiner and fuel retailer PKN Orlen following its proposed merger with Grupa Lotos. Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approvals, including from the European Commission.
The investments will widen Segates’s presence in the European downstream sector and expand its crude imports into Poland, which aligns with PKN Orlen’s strategy of diversifying its energy supplies.
In addition to the investments, Segates has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PKN Orlen and SABIC, one of the world’s largest petrochemical companies, to explore collaborative opportunities in Poland and elsewhere in Central and Eastern Europe. In addition, another MoU was signed by Segates and PKN Orlen, which focuses on exploring potential opportunities for research and development.
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