Poland Plans to Stop Importing Natural Gas From Russian State Provider
Anatol Feygin (L), vice-President of Cheniere Energy, and the CEO of Polish oil and gas company PGNiG Piotr Wozniak (R) sign a 24-year US deal to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Poland as (standing L-R) US ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher, US Energy Secretary Rick Perry, Polish President Andrzej Duda and Polands Energy Minister Krzysztof Tchorzewski look on, November 8,2018 in Warsaw. Janek SKARZYNSKI / AFP via Getty Images
Poland’s state gas company PGNiG said on Nov. 15 it would stop importing natural gas from Russia’s state-controlled Gazprom when a long-term contract expires in three years unless it can secure better commercial terms.
The announcement comes as Poland is working to reduce its dependence on Russian energy sources, which Moscow has sometimes used as a tool of political pressure on its partners.
