Interfax: Poland news report of 09.01.2009

Weekly news:

FINANCIAL & ECONOMIC NEWS

MONETARY POLICY

Poland’s eurozone entry date cannot be indicated before end-2010 – Polish president

PRESS: Some 65% of Poles support euro zone entry – pollster

COMPANY NEWS

CHEMICALS

Polish chemical firms complete creation of consortium to buy PKN Orlen’s chemical unit Anwil

REAL ESTATE

Construction tender for Polish national stadium to be concluded in Apr 2009 despite protests

Polish large office rates on pre-lease deals expected to decline in 2009 – developer

U.S. developer Polimeni secures EUR 18 mln in deal with ING for southern Polish shopping center

Polish developers should cut residential asking prices by 15% in 2009 to kick start market – opinion

Polish construction group Mostostal Warszawa withdraws from PLN 235 mln retail project

Polish developer Mermaid Properties receives permit for Warsaw residential makeover project

ENERGY NEWS

OIL & PETROCHEMICALS

Polish refiner Grupa Lotos completes 32,000 cbm diesel container

Lithuanian Cabinet not in rush to sell Klaipeda oil terminal to Polish refiner PKN Orlen

Polish fuels operator OLPP to invest PLN 194 mln in 2009

Polish fuels operator OLPP to build underground caverns with capacity at 12 mln cubic meters

Polish fuel operator OLPP revives plans to take over PERN’s oil product pipelines

Yukos refuses to pay USD 250 mln to Polish refiner PKN Orlen in Mazeikiu Nafta-related dispute

Polish bio-fuels Elstar Oils to supply esters to oil refiner PKN Orlen for PLN 200 mln in 2009

GAS

Polish EconMin proposes EU-Russia energy treaty to guarantee stability of energy supplies

Poland’s gas situation unchanged Friday, no deliveries from Ukraine – EconMin

Second branch of Yamal gas pipeline through Poland "not feasible" at this time – Putin

Gas supplies reduction to Polish refiner PKN Orlen, chemical ZA Pulawy unlikely to hit Q1 results

Polish gas monopolist PGNiG does not expect gas crisis to result in financial losses

PRESS: Ukrainian-Russian gas crisis revives plans to build Nabucco pipeline – Polish foreign min.

Polish gas monopolist PGNiG reduces gas supplies for chemical ZA Pulawy, oil refiner PKN Orlen

Poland invests in gas pipelines to Germany, Czech Republic to get access to gas from Norway

Poland may remain fully supplied with gas until March thanks to Yamal pipeline, storage

Poland gets 84% of planned eastern gas deliveries after complete shutdown of Ukrainian pipeline

Russia to use gas crisis as excuse to build Nord Stream gas pipeline – Polish parliament speaker

Polish gas monopolist PGNiG’s Norwegian unit to receive 30% in oil/gas license offshore Norway

Poland wants EU to redefine "serious gas supplies disruption" to include Russian gas problems

Poland may consider increase of Russian gas supplies in long-term contract

EU should focus on energy diversification in view of Russian-Ukrainian gas conflict – Kaczynski

Poland asks Gazprom to get 4-5 mln cbm more gas per day from Yamal pipeline

Poland to help Ukraine in presenting gas conflict position to EU officials

Polish Cabinet allows restrictions on gas consumption by industrial clients

Russian-Ukrainian gas dispute confirms Europe’s need for joint energy policy – Polish official

Polish, Ukrainian presidents to meet in Poland on January 14

Polish gas PGNiG’s financial results in Q4 2008 may be affected by Russian-Ukrainian gas conflict

PRESS: Polish gas monopolist PGNiG, German distributor VNG to reconsider gas pipeline project

COAL

Polish chemical ZA Pulawy to buy coal from Bogdanka mine for PLN 394 mln

Poland receiving 84% of regular gas supplies from eastern direction, Ukraine pipeline still empty

PRESS: Polish coal Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa to build new coal shaft for PLN 250 mln

HEAT, POWER & SEWAGE

Investors submit plans to build new 25,000 MW power generating capacities in Poland by 2020

Polish regulator URE approves new electric energy prices, tariff under producers’ expectations

IT & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

HARDWARE

PRESS: U.S. computer maker Dell plans to move production from Ireland to Polish city Lodz

BANKING & FINANCE NEWS

BANKING

PRESS: Poland to see sharp downturns in mortgage volumes in next two years

Nb: This news report features only the headline of each news.

Agency Interfax