2009 |
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January | |
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Grupa LOTOS receives the ‘Oil Deal of the Year’ title for the credit agreement for financing the 10+ Programme. The title was granted by the specialist magazine Project Finance International (Thomson Reuters Group). |
CGG Veritas completes seismic tests on the area of four licences of Petrobaltic located in the Baltic Sea. CGG Veritas, a world leader in seismic tests, carried out 2D and 3D studies. | |
LOTOS Paliwa and the McDonald’s chain decide to jointly develop 6 rest areas along the A2 and A4 motorways. | |
February | |
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The Anti-Crisis Package is launched in the LOTOS Group due to the global crisis. It provided savings of PLN 722.5 m in 2009 alone, compared to the plan of PLN 390 m. | Grupa LOTOS receives the ‘European Petrochemicals Deal of the Year 2008’ title for the organization of financing the 10+ Programme from the Project Finance Magazine owned by the Euromoney agency. |
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The approval of the multi-functional LOTOS Oil is issued by the Command of Tank and Truck Services and Support of Polish Armed Forces. The oil may be applied in the basic tank of the Polish army – PT–91 ‘Twardy’. | |
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March | |
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The planned production overhaul of the Gdańsk refinery commences. | ![]() |
LOTOS Oil becomes a member of Association Technique de L'Industrie Européene des Lubrifiants, the association of the leading producers and sellers of engine oils in Europe. | |
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April | |
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After 33 days of down-time, the revisions and modernizations of the Gdańsk refinery are completed successfully. The record pace of the overhaul has provided an increase in the refining margin of the plant. | 7th place for Grupa LOTOS in the ranking of Rzeczpospolita daily presenting the five hundred largest companies operating in Poland. |
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6th place for Grupa LOTOS in the ranking of Polityka weekly presenting the five hundred largest companies in Poland. |
LOTOS Gdynia Team wins the Polish Cup in women’s basketball, the 10th championship title in the history of the club from Gdynia. | ![]() |
May | |
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Grupa LOTOS, ENERGA and PGNiG establish a consortium to develop a feasibility study for the construction and operation of a modern heat and power plant supplied with gas of the electrical power of 200 MW. The facility is to be built at the Gdańsk refinery. The estimated cost of the project is about PLN 800 million and its launch is planned in 2013. | ![]() |
The first Rest Areas managed by LOTOS Paliwa are launched, located in Kołbaskowo on the A6 motorway. | |
Grupa LOTOS receives a new power supply system. The new system gives the capacity to connect additional 40 MW power for the new refining systems constructed within the 10+ Programme.
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June | |
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Grupa LOTOS launches a modern fuel base in the Gdańsk airport. The project involves the construction of a new system and tanks for storing top quality aviation fuel to be delivered to the airport directly from the Gdańsk refinery. The investment is completed in six months. | ![]() |
The new fan cooler system constructed in the Gdańsk refinery is started. It provides cooling of the new systems of the 10+ Programme that is more economical and safer for the environment. |
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LOTOS Kolej and Bombardier Transportation conclude an agreement on the delivery of 6 diesel locomotives Bombardier TRAXX F140 DE of the estimated value of EUR 18.6 million. The agreement provides for the option to buy 4 more locomotives (optional engines). The planned delivery date of the locomotives – 2nd half of 2011. | ![]() |
The 5th LOTOS Baltic Cup Rally is held. Leading Polish rally drivers competed on Kashubian roads for points in the Polish Cup. | ![]() |
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A modern factory for producing hydro-insulation materials is opened in the Tarnobrzeg Special Economic Zone. LOTOS Asfalt is the investor of this project. | |
July | |
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Grupa LOTOS issues the ‘Social Responsibility Report 2008’. The publication is the first report of a firm with solely Polish capital, based on the latest version of the Global Reporting Initiative methodology – the international organization that promotes standards of non-financial reporting. | Grupa LOTOS is 15th in the ranking of the most interesting employers in Poland. The ‘Poland’s 100 – Top Employers’ ranking was prepared based on annual opinions given by graduates of economic and technical universities. The all-European poll encompassed 200 thousand respondents. The questionnaire in 22 countries was administered by the German Trendence Institute. |
SOCAR, a state oil concern from Azerbaijan, and Grupa LOTOS sign a letter of intent in Baku concerning cooperation in technical and economic analyses within potential business projects in Azerbaijan, Poland and other third countries. | |
Nafta Polska transfers all its stocks of Grupa LOTOS to the StateTreasury. | |
August | |
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Grupa LOTOS and LOTOS Kolej sign an agreement concerning shipping and other services related to railway transport. Its estimated net value amounts to more than PLN 2.1 bn. The agreement will be in force until 31 December 2019. | |
The construction of a modern transport pipeline connecting the Gdańsk refinery with Naftoport is completed. Its design transition capacity amounts to 9 million tonnes of crude gasoline per year. | |
LOTOS Paliwa signs a contract with ESSO Deutschland/ExxonMobil to extend the fleet cooperation within the international programme of LOTOS/ESSO cards. As a result, Grupa LOTOS becomes the exclusive representative of ExxonMobil and receives the right to acquire and service transport companies from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. | |
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The Programme Council of the Economic Forum in Krynica grants Grupa LOTOS the title of the ‘Investor of Central and Eastern Europe 2009’. The President of the Board, Paweł Olechnowicz, received the award from the Minister of the State Treasury, Aleksander Grad. The award was granted for the efficient and timely implementation of the 10+ Programme. |
LOTOS Tank receives the Certificate of the Ground Service Agent issued by the Civil Aviation Agency. | |
October | |
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Grupa LOTOS confirms that it is the general sponsor of Polish skiing before the Olympic Games in Vancouver. The relevant agreement was signed between the presidents of the management boards of Grupa LOTOS and the Polish Skiing Association. | ![]() |
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November | |
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Grupa LOTOS wins the first edition of the competition for the ‘Award of the President of the Management Board of the Polish Centre of Tests and Certification Joint Stock Company’ for improvement, popularization and promotion of quality issues and management with respect for the natural environment. The award serves to promote organizations committed to environmental protection, improving their management processes and propagating and promoting quality management. |
LOTOS Kolej signs an agreement with Railpool GmbH for the five-year lease of electrical locomotives manufactured by Bombardier of the TRAXX F140 MS type. The locomotives may be operated on the railways in Poland, Germany and Austria. | ![]() |
LOTOS Tank delivers fuel to an aircraft at the Lech Walesa Gdansk Airport for the first time. A plane flying from Gdańsk to Oslo refuelled with 8 thousand litres of aviation fuel. | ![]() |
The National Ski Jump Development Programme ‘In Search for the Master’s Successor’ implemented by Grupa LOTOS and the Polish Skiing Association becomes the winner of the Sport Business Awards DEMES 2009 in the category ‘Sport of Children and Youth’. | |
December | |
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Grupa LOTOS is ranked 18th in the ‘Ranking of the Most Valuable Brands’ published by the Rzeczpospolita daily. Grupa LOTOS has improved its position from last year by one. The value of the LOTOS brand is appraised at almost PLN 615 mln, i.e. 13% more than in 2008. In the classification according to the values, LOTOS is ahead of e.g. Citi Handlowy, TVP1, Bank Millenium, Warta, Reserved, Heyah, Ergo Hestia and LOT. |
Grupa LOTOS concludes forward contracts with Mercuria Energy Trading and Petraco for the delivery of 5.4 million tonnes of Russian oil per year. Moreover, Grupa LOTOS will buy at least 320 thousand tonnes of raw material from the Norwegian Statoil. | ![]() |
LOTOS Paliwa and PUHIT from Warsaw conclude an agreement on operating a hotel infrastructure at rest areas. Start brand hotels are to be launched at the LOTOS stations under the agreement. | The LOTOS brand is recognised to be one of the strongest brands on the Polish consumer market in the fourth edition of the Superbrands project and receives the title of the ‘Superbrand Polska 2010’. The programme is organised by Superbrands, the organization that has operated in 80 countries for 14 years. The consumers and members of the Brand Council appraised almost 1.5 thousand Polish brands in the project. |
2010 |
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January | |
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LOTOS E&P Norge acquires 50% and the position of operator in the PL 556 production licence. The shares were distributed by the Norwegian Ministry of Oil and Energy within the APA 2009 round. The PL 556 licence is located in the Norwegian Sea. |
For the second time Grupa LOTOS receives the award and title of the ‘Polish Industry Changing Force’. In the 10th edition of the award Grupa LOTOS was awarded for the 10+ Programme. The organiser of the programme is the Nowy Przemysł monthly and the business portal WNP.pl. |
Inter Cars and LOTOS Oil conclude an agreement on strategic cooperation within the development of trading and distribution. | |
Grupa LOTOS, LOTOS Tank and Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe ‘Porty Lotnicze’ sign a letter of intent concerning cooperation in delivering aviation fuel, lubricants and other technical materials for aircraft operating at the Okęcie Airport in Warsaw. | |
February | |
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Grupa LOTOS and Windsor Energy Group organise the North European Energy Security Forum in Gdańsk. It was the first so prestigious meeting of the representatives of the EU, Polish government, business and experts of the energy sector from all over the world held in Gdańsk. | ![]() |
LOTOS Paliwa launches the first pair of Rest Areas at the A4 motorway near Gliwice. | ![]() |
The Dynamic World Rally Team is presented, which starts in the WRC World Cup in the 2010 season. The colours of LOTOS Dynamic fuels will be represented by Michał Kościuszko and Maciej Szczepaniak in a Ford Fiesta. | |
March | |
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The CDU/VDU system of the 10+ Programme is put into operation at the Gdańsk refinery. With the new system Grupa LOTOS will increase its production capacities of top quality diesel fuel to 5.5 million tonnes per year. | ![]() |
LOTOS Kolej starts the lease of 6 consecutive (out of 9) modern Bombardier TRAXX F140 MS locomotives with an electrical drive. | ![]() |
The basketball players of LOTOS Gdynia win the Polish Cup for the 11th time in a row in the history of the club. | ![]() |