On 13 May 2019, Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG) was granted the 4/2019/L Zlotow-Zabartowo contract in western Poland. It is understood, the permit is valid for an initial five-year exploration term, followed by 25-year production period. The award resulted from the countryâs 2018 tender call.  The 1,070 sq km Zlotow-Zabartowo contract is located in northern Poland, approximately 100 km northeast of the city of Poznan. In a geological sense, the tract is falling within the Northeast German-Polish Basin.  The potential reservoirs in the area include the Permian (Rotliegend/Zechstein) series.  Background Information  The Ministry of the Environment approved list of ten areas selected for offering in the 2017 tender call (Round 2) for prospection, exploration and exploitation of hydrocarbons on 29 June 2016. [The catalogue of the areas on offer in the Round 2 was as follows: Bochnia (234 sq km), Damnica (1,038 sq km), Debrzno â CzluchÃ³w (1,159 sq km), Koszalin â PolanÃ³w (1,111 sq km), Sucha Beskidzka-Wisniowa (983 sq km), Szamotuly â Poznan PÃ³lnoc (1,138 sq km), ZlotÃ³w - Zabartowo (1,070 sq km), Zarnowiec (1,121 sq km). In the late 2017, following amendments, the areas Bzie â Debina â Strumien (76 sq km) and Ustronie N (1,163 sq km) had been removed from the offer.]  On 8 May 2018, MoE published the notes 2018/C 163/01 through 2018/C 163/08 in the EU Official Journal, thus opening the tender calls for the respective selected areas. Bids were to be submitted to the headquarters of the Ministry of the Environment no later than on the last day of the 91-day period commencing on the day following the date of publication of the notice in the EU Official Journal. The tender closed on 7 August 2018. News from early October 2018 stated PGNiG applied for the Zlotow-Zabartowo area.
PGNiG (100%) has been awarded the 4/2019/L Zlotow-Zabartowo (1 070kmÂ²) E&P concession, in central Poland.