Country sees pledge of oil for refinery PCK as a good basis

Created: 2022-12-15, 5:49 p.m

The facilities of the oil refinery on the industrial site of PCK-Raffinerie GmbH are illuminated.

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The Brandenburg state government considers Poland's commitment to further oil deliveries to the PCK refinery as part of the embargo to be an important step towards greater security.

"I welcome the oil deliveries from Poland announced today by the federal government, which, together with the deliveries from Rostock and in future from Kazakhstan, will ensure continuous supplies to the PCK refinery," Steinbach told the German Press Agency on Thursday.

Schwedt/Potsdam - "The occupancy rate mentioned, which starts at 70 percent in January and is to be steadily increased, is a good basis."

The Economics Minister spoke of good news for consumers in Berlin and Brandenburg.

"After the end of Russian oil from January, this is just as important a component for securing the crude oil supply of the PCK refinery as it is for the security of oil supply in the region."

The Parliamentary Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, Michael Kellner, had announced in the Bundestag that a capacity utilization of the oil refinery in Schwedt, Brandenburg, would be guaranteed beyond the turn of the year thanks to a commitment from Poland of more than 70 percent.

The security of supply is to be guaranteed by deliveries via Rostock, Poland and Kazakhstan.

In May, Germany and Poland voluntarily renounced oil from pipelines in a protocol declaration.

From January 1, 2023, no more Russian oil will flow because of the Ukraine war.

This affects the PCK refinery in Schwedt in Brandenburg and the refinery in Leuna in Saxony-Anhalt.

PCK has been supplied with Russian oil via the Druzhba pipeline for decades.

The refinery supplies fuel to much of the Northeast.

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