Iran oil arrives in Gdansk as Poland diversifies supplies
WARSAW, (Reuters) - Poland's biggest oil refiner PKN Orlen said that a shipment of 130,000 tonnes of Iranian crude oil has arrived at the Baltic seaport of Gdansk.
![The Iranian oil, which is lighter than the Russian crude and contains less sulphur, will be refined at PKN's plant at Plock, northwest of Warsaw. MAP SOURCE: EWA](/media/6645/plock.jpg?width=300)
Most of the oil refined in Polish refineries comes via pipelines from Russia, but state-run PKN Orlen and Lotos are increasingly buying from other sources, including Iran and the United States.
"Delivery from Iran has become a fact. Oil from the Middle East gives us many opportunities. First of all, it enables diversification of delivery directions and increases the energy security of the state," PKN said in a statement.
The Iranian oil, which is lighter than the Russian crude and contains less
It took a month for the Delta Kanaris tanker to transport the Iranian cargo from the Kharg island to Gdansk.
(Reporting by Agnieszka Barteczko Editing by Marcin Goettig and David Stamp)
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