DIRECTORS' REPORT ON PGNiG SA'S OPERATIONS ... - Notowania

Production structure
Directors’ Report on PGNiG S.A.’s Operations in 2008
Unit 2008 2007
1. Natural gas million m 3 * 4,073.9 4,276.1
- Zielona Góra Branch million m 3 * 2,297.4 2,391.0
- Sanok Branch million m 3 * 1,776.5 1,885.1
2. Crude oil thousand tonnes 487.4 518.2
- Zielona Góra Branch thousand tonnes 442.5 472.0
- Sanok Branch thousand tonnes 44.9 46.2
3. Condensate thousand tonnes 11.2 9.6
4. Sulphur thousand tonnes 21.3 23.3
5. Propane-butane mix thousand tonnes 17.4 18.2
6. Helium million m 3 2.2 2.3
7. LNG million m 3 * 20.1 21.7
* High-methane equivalent
In 2008, a total of 16 boreholes were put in operation in the Sanok Branch area; in the case of the
Zielona Góra Branch, two new boreholes were commissioned. The new boreholes increased the
natural gas production capacity by ca. 510 m 3 /min.
In 2008, PGNiG S.A. conducted a number of projects aiming to maintain natural gas and crude oil
production from the existing fields. In order to increase hydrocarbon production, 7,772 m of
operational drill holes were performed. In 2008, drilling of ten operational drills was completed in the
following fields: Radlin, Sędziszów, Dzieduszyce, Cierpisz, Bonikowo, Strachocina, Rudka and
Trzebownisko. With a view to limiting the natural decline in production, 42 non-producing boreholes
were overhauled. Flow-rate intensification measures were taken to maintain or increase the production
capacity of the operational boreholes.
In connection with the pressure decrease on the reserves in Palikówka and Kuryłówka, it was
necessary to install compressors at interconnector terminal points. This prevented decommissioning of
certain boreholes and enabled transfer of the produced gas to the transmission system. There are plans
to install two more compressors on the Jodłówka reserve in 2009.
The exploration and production segment uses the Underground Storage Facilities in Brzeźnica,
Strachocina and Swarzów, to secure the necessary storage capacity to handle the produced gas during
the low-demand periods. Besides, the underground storage facilities enable optimum production from
domestic deposits during the year and provide tools for rational management of natural gas reserves.
The table below sets forth the available capacities of the underground storage facilities as at the end of
2008.
Available capacities of the underground storage facilities used by the exploration and production
segment
million m 3
Brzeźnica 65.0
Strachocina 150.0
Swarzów 90.0
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