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New Opportunities for Oil and Gas Exploration in Poland—A Review

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  • Krystian Wójcik

    (Polish Geological Institute—National Research Institute, 4 Rakowiecka St., 00-975 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Jarosław Zacharski

    (Polish Geological Institute—National Research Institute, 4 Rakowiecka St., 00-975 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Marcin Łojek

    (Polish Geological Institute—National Research Institute, 4 Rakowiecka St., 00-975 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Sara Wróblewska

    (Polish Geological Institute—National Research Institute, 4 Rakowiecka St., 00-975 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Hubert Kiersnowski

    (Polish Geological Institute—National Research Institute, 4 Rakowiecka St., 00-975 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Krzysztof Waśkiewicz

    (Polish Geological Institute—National Research Institute, 4 Rakowiecka St., 00-975 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Adam Wójcicki

    (Polish Geological Institute—National Research Institute, 4 Rakowiecka St., 00-975 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Rafał Laskowicz

    (Polish Geological Institute—National Research Institute, 4 Rakowiecka St., 00-975 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Katarzyna Sobień

    (Polish Geological Institute—National Research Institute, 4 Rakowiecka St., 00-975 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Tadeusz Peryt

    (Polish Geological Institute—National Research Institute, 4 Rakowiecka St., 00-975 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Agnieszka Chylińska-Macios

    (Department of Geology and Licensing, Ministry of Climate and Environment, 52/54 Wawelska St., 00-922 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Jagoda Sienkiewicz

    (Department of Geology and Licensing, Ministry of Climate and Environment, 52/54 Wawelska St., 00-922 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

Reserves totaling ~142 BCM (5 TCF) of natural gas trapped in 306 fields and ~22 MTOE (~157 MMBOE) of crude oil in 87 fields have been discovered. The prospection, exploration, and production of hydrocarbons are licensed: an entity interested in these kinds of activities needs to have concession, which is granted by the Polish Ministry of Climate and Environment for 10 to 30 years according to one of two independent ways—international tender or open door procedure. In this review, the most prospective areas for oil and gas exploration in Poland, selected by the Polish Geological Survey, and announced as dedicated for the next 6th tender round, planned in the second half of 2022, are described. These are: Block 413–414, Block 208, Cybinka–Torzym, Zielona Góra West, and Koło areas. The main exploration target of these tender areas is related to conventional and unconventional accumulations of gas and oil in the Carpathian basement, Carpathian Foredeep, and Outer Carpathians (Block 413–414), as well as in the Carboniferous, Permian Rotliegend, Zechstein Main Dolomite (Block 208, Cybinka–Torzym, Zielona Góra West), and in the Mesozoic of the Polish Lowlands (Koło). The second way of granting concession in Poland is the so-called open door procedure, in which an entity may apply for a concession for any other area selected on its own.

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  • Krystian Wójcik & Jarosław Zacharski & Marcin Łojek & Sara Wróblewska & Hubert Kiersnowski & Krzysztof Waśkiewicz & Adam Wójcicki & Rafał Laskowicz & Katarzyna Sobień & Tadeusz Peryt & Agnieszka Chyli, 2022. "New Opportunities for Oil and Gas Exploration in Poland—A Review," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-25, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:5:p:1739-:d:758916
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    1. Dariusz Knez & Omid Ahmad Mahmoudi Zamani, 2023. "Up-to-Date Status of Geoscience in the Field of Natural Hydrogen with Consideration of Petroleum Issues," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-17, September.
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    3. Christian Barika Igbeghe & Tamás Mizik & Zoltán Gabnai & Attila Bai, 2023. "Trends and Characterization of Primary Energy Sources by Energy and Food Prices," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(7), pages 1-18, March.

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