End of Orlen's last contract for Russian oil. "Historic date"

Russian oil will stop flowing to Orlen's refinery in Litvinov, Czech Republic. The last agreement between the Polish company and Rosneft expires on Monday. - Money from Russian oil will not be used against those against whom it should not be used - said Orlen's president.

Monday is the last day of deliveries of Russian oil to the Orlen refinery in Litvinov in the Czech Republic . Orlen CEO Ireneusz Fąfara emphasized that deliveries from other directions are secured.

On Monday, the contract with Russia's Rosneft for oil deliveries to the Czech Republic expires. It was the last contract that tied Orlen to Russian oil.

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- Russian oil money will not be used against those against whom it should not be used. People in Ukraine will not die for Russian oil money - Fąfara said at a press conference on Monday.

He added that from the company's point of view it is a "historic date".

The Orlen CEO emphasized that oil will flow from the south to Orlen's Czech refineries via the TAL pipeline. Fąfara thanked the Czech government and the Czech pipeline operator for accelerating work on TAL. He also expressed appreciation for the help of the Polish government and Polish diplomacy and the entire Orlen team.

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Fąfara noted that oil supplies to the European Union have been secured from directions other than Russia - from both Americas, Africa, the Persian Gulf.

- Since the beginning of the phase-out from Russian oil, we have signed 74 new contracts, all from directions other than Russian - he added.