Editing Orlen

{{Short description|Polish oil refiner and petrol retailer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Orlen S.A.
| logo = Orlen logo.svg
| logo_size = 170px
| image = Płock, Orlen, budynek biurowy.jpg
| image_caption = Orlen's headquarters in [[Płock]], Poland
| type = [[S.A. (corporation)|''Spółka Akcyjna'']]
| traded_as = {{Unbulleted list|{{WSE|PKN}}|[[WIG30]] component}}
| ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|PLPKN0000018}}
| foundation = [[Płock]], Poland <br />7 September 1999 as Polski Koncern Naftowy
| location_city = [[Płock]]
| location_country = [[Poland]]
| area_served = [[Austria]], [[Canada]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Germany]], [[Hungary]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Norway]], [[Pakistan]], [[Poland]], [[Slovakia]]     
| key_people = Ireneusz Fąfara <small>([[President (corporate title)|President]] and [[Chief executive officer|CEO]])</small><br>Wojciech Popiołek <small>([[Chairperson|Chairman]] of the [[supervisory board]])</small>
| industry = [[Petroleum industry|Petroleum]]
| products = Fuel, crude oil and other natural gas
| brands = Orlen, CPN, Star, [[Unipetrol]], Benzina, [[Orlen Lietuva]], Turmöl
| revenue = {{profit}} [[Polish złoty|PLN]] 372.767 [[1,000,000,000 (number)|billion]] <br>[[EUR|€]]89.949 billion (2023)<ref name="factbook">{{Cite web| url = https://www.orlen.pl/en/investor-relations/financial-data#Annual_information| title = Financial data|publisher= orlen.pl}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{profit}} [[Polish złoty|PLN]] 59.413 [[1,000,000,000 (number)|billion]] <br>[[EUR|€]]14.336 billion (2023)
| net_income = {{profit}} [[Polish złoty|PLN]] 20.727 [[1,000,000,000 (number)|billion]] <br>[[EUR|€]]5.001 billion (2023)<ref name="factbook" />
| assets = {{profit}} [[Polish złoty|PLN]] 264.178 [[1,000,000,000 (number)|billion]] <br>[[EUR|€]]63.746 billion (2023)
| equity = [[Polish złoty|PLN]] 153.180 [[1,000,000,000 (number)|billion]] <br>[[EUR|€]]36.962 billion (2023)
| num_employees = 	
64,494 (2022)<ref name="Orlen w liczbach">{{Cite web| url = https://www.orlen.pl/pl/relacje-inwestorskie/informacje-finansowe/orlen-w-liczbach-orlen| title = Orlen w liczbach| publisher = orlen.pl |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>
| homepage = {{URL|orlen.pl}}
}}

'''Orlen S.A.''' (formerly {{langx|pl|Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen Spółka Akcyjna, PKN Orlen SA.|lit=Polish Oil Concern Orlen Public Corporation}}),  commonly known as '''Orlen''', is a Polish [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[oil refiner]], petrol retailer and natural gas trader headquartered in [[Płock]], Poland. The company's subsidiaries include the main oil and gas companies of the Czech Republic and Lithuania, [[Unipetrol]] and [[Orlen Lietuva]], respectively.

The corporation is a significant European publicly traded firm with operations in [[Poland]] as well as [[Austria]], [[Canada]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Germany]], [[Hungary]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Norway]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Slovakia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.orlen.pl/pl/o-firmie/media/komunikaty-prasowe/2023/listopad-2023/orlen-w-czolowce-zestawienia-500-najwiekszych-firm-w-europie- |language=pl |title=ORLEN w czołówce zestawienia 500 największych firm w Europie |website=orlen.pl |access-date=8 November 2023}}</ref> As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}, the largest shareholder of the company is the [[Polish state]] (via the State Treasury) with 49.9% of the shares, ahead of [[Nationale-Nederlanden]] OFE with 5.2% of the shares.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shareholders structure {{!}} PKN ORLEN|url=https://www.orlen.pl/en/about-the-company/company/bodies-and-structure/shareholders-structure|access-date=2022-02-15|website=www.orlen.pl}}</ref>

The company is listed on the [[Warsaw Stock Exchange]] and, as of 2023, its reported revenue constituted over PLN 373 billion (ca. US$90 billion). It employs over 64,000 people,<ref name="Orlen w liczbach">{{Cite web| url = https://www.orlen.pl/pl/relacje-inwestorskie/informacje-finansowe/orlen-w-liczbach-orlen| title = Orlen w liczbach| publisher = orlen.pl |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref>  owns more than 3,400 service stations in seven countries and markets its  products to over 100 countries worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.orlen.pl/en/about-the-company/media/press-releases/2023/february-2023/Post-merger-fourth-quarter-2022-results-posted-by-ORLEN-Group-provide-solid-foundation-to-support-economic-growth-and-enhance-energy-security-for-Poland#:~:text=At%20the%20end%20of%202022%2C%20the%20ORLEN%20Group%E2%80%99s,fuel%20stations%2C%20a%20net%20y%2Fy%20addition%20of%20216. |title= Post-merger fourth-quarter 2022 results posted by ORLEN Group provide solid foundation to support economic growth and enhance energy security for Poland |access-date=27 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.orlen.pl/en/investor-relations/about-the-company |title= Company overview |access-date=27 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.orlen.pl/en/about-the-company |title=About us |access-date=27 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.orlen.pl/pl/o-firmie/media/komunikaty-prasowe/2023/Lipiec-2023/ORLEN-pojawi-sie-w-Austrii |language=pl |title=ORLEN pojawi się w Austrii |website=orlen.pl |date=4 July 2023 |access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref>

Orlen is the largest company in [[Central and Eastern Europe]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cofacecentraleurope.com/News-Publications/Coface-CEE-Top-500-companies |title=COFACE CEE TOP 500 COMPANIES |website=cofacecentraleurope.com |access-date=27 February 2023}}</ref> and is listed in global rankings such as [[Fortune Global 500|''Fortune'' Global 500]], Platts TOP250 and Thomson Reuters TOP100.

==History==
=== Foundation (1999–2002) ===
PKN Orlen was created in 1999 after the [[Council of Ministers (Poland)|Council of Ministers of Poland]] in the previous year decided to partially privatise and merge two state-run petrochemical firms: [[Centrala Produktów Naftowych]], [[Polish People's Republic|Communist Poland]]'s petroleum retail monopoly, and [[:pl:Petrochemia (Płock)|Petrochemia Płock]], the state firm in charge of the [[Płock refinery|oil refineries in]] [[Płock]], the largest complex of its kind in Poland. After said merger, the company was renamed Polski Koncern Naftowy (PKN), with Orlen added several months later as the consortium's brand name. The new name is derived from Orl- for "orzeł" (Polish: eagle) and its adjective "orli", and -en for "energia" (Polish: energy).{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

====Orlengate====
{{Main|Orlengate}}
[[Orlengate]] is the biggest corruption scandal in the modern political history of [[Poland]]. The scandal was unearthed with the arrest on 7 February 2002 by the [[Urząd Ochrony Państwa|UOP]] (Office for State Protection) of Andrzej Modrzejewski, then CEO of PKN Orlen. He was accused of insider trading and disclosure of confidential information.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/1809348.stm|title=Finance scandal rocks Poland|date=2002-02-08|access-date=2019-08-09|language=en-GB}}</ref> Zbigniew Wrobel directly succeeded as CEO and proposed in December 2002 $160 million for the purchase of 295 German gas stations from the British BP PLC. It was the first step in Wrobel's strategy of expanding west. At this time PKN Orlen was Poland's largest company, with sales of $7.2 billion.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2003-07-06/zbigniew-wrobel|title=Zbigniew Wrobel|newspaper=Bloomberg|date=7 July 2003 |access-date=2019-08-09}}</ref>

===International expansions (2003–2014)===
[[File:MAN TGA Orlen.jpg|thumb|[[MAN TG-range|MAN TGA]] [[Semi-trailer truck|semi-trailer]] [[tank truck]] operated by PKN Orlen in [[Wolin]] (September 2009)]]
[[File:ORLEN Lietuva.jpg|thumb|[[Mažeikiai]] oil refinery, part of [[Orlen Lietuva]]]]
After losses in 2000 and 2001 the fund returned 25% in 2002. Until July 2003, it grew by nearly one-third since March and in total the fund was up by about 60% since the start of 1994.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/26/your-money/IHT-world-of-investing-for-risktakers-look-at-poland.html|title=World of Investing : For risk-takers, look at Poland|date=2003-07-26|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-08-15|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 2003, PKN Orlen acquired 500 filling stations in [[Northern Germany]] from [[BP]] under premise of a competition law when BP took over [[Aral AG]]. As of 2007 Orlen has 581 filling stations in Germany (484 under the Star brand, 58 under the Orlen brand and 29 under a supermarket brand).

In January 2003, PKN Orlen and [[MOL (company)|MOL]] signed a [[Memorandum of understanding|Memorandum of Understanding]] whereby they agreed intention to initiate co-operation in the Central and Eastern European oil sector. They hoped that the collaboration would allow them both to benefit from the synergies and to compete more effectively in the global competition.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mol.hu/en/about-mol/media-room/2617-mol-and-pkn-orlen-sign-memorandum-of-understanding/|title=MOL and PKN ORLEN sign memorandum of understanding - MOL Magyarország|last=Greenroom|website=mol.hu|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-08-13}}</ref> In July 2003, the [[Croatia]]n INA refinery was sold for $505 million to PKN Orlen's competitor, the Hungarian oil company MOL. This strengthen MOL's position in the battle for control of Central Europeans and Balkan fuel markets.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/18/business/world-business-briefing-europe-croatia-refiner-sold.html|title=World Business Briefing {{!}} Europe: Croatia: Refiner Sold|last=Green (NYT)|first=Peter S.|date=2003-07-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-08-13|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Furthermore, PKN Orlen was involved in merger talks with the MOL Group in 2005. If merged, the two firms would have created a regional giant, and controlled much of Central Europe's oil industry. However, the planned merger failed due to high politicization. Following the dropped merger plans, PKN Orlen bought a majority stake in [[Czech Republic|Czech]] [[Unipetrol]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlen.pl/EN/PressOffice/Pages/MazeikiuNafta-Thebiggestt.aspx|title=Mazeikiu Nafta - The biggest transaction in the history - PKN ORLEN|website=www.orlen.pl|access-date=2019-07-03}}</ref> During May 2006, the company announced its largest investment ever when it took over a majority share of 84.3% of the largest company of Lithuania, [[Mažeikių Nafta]]. It was partly bought from [[Yukos]] (53.7%) and partly from the Lithuanian government (30.6%) in December.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/15/business/world-business-briefing-europe-poland-oil-concern-buys-a-refinery.html|title=World Business Briefing {{!}} Europe: Poland: Oil Concern Buys a Refinery|last=Kramer|first=Andrew E.|date=2006-12-15|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-08-28|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Earlier on 12 October a fire damaged the [[Mažeikių Nafta|Mažeikių]] refinery, which caused a loss about $75 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/28/business/worldbusiness/28embargo.html|title=Lithuanians are given a taste of how Russia plays the Oil Game|last=Kramer|first=Andrew|date=2006-10-28|website=The New York Times|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref> With the completion of the takeover, PKN Orlen became Central Europe's largest company.

In May 2007, after Lithuania sold its refinery to PKN Orlen, the [[Russia]]n government approved the construction of a new $2 billion pipeline, that passes [[Belarus]] and Lithuania.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/03/world/europe/03iht-letter.1.6463913.html|title=Letter from Lithuania: Baltic state seeks freedom from Russia's energy 'friendship'|last=Bohlen|first=Celestine|date=2007-07-03|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-08-08|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 2007, the unit of Polish oil group PKN Orlen PKNA.WA and Dwory Chemicals bought a synthetic rubber company Kaucuk from Czech oil group [[Unipetrol|Unipetrol UNPEsp.PR]]. The sale was part of a drive by Unipetrol to divest non-core assets and to focus on [[petrochemical]], oil refinery and fuel retailing business.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/orlen-kaucuk-idUSL2928505120070129|title=Poland's Orlen to buy Czech rubber firm Kaucuk|date=2007-01-29|work=Reuters|access-date=2019-09-05|language=en}}</ref>

In 2010, PKN Orlen had a reported revenue of $28.8 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2011/02/10/polish-oil-firm-sets-central-europes-revenue-record/|title=Polish Oil Firm Sets Central Europe's Revenue Record|last=Sobczyk|first=Marcin|date=2011-02-10|website=The Wall Street Journal|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-24}}</ref> Next year it was the largest fuel retailer in Poland with over 2000 locations. The company ran the most advanced and the second largest complex for [[terephthalic acid]] production in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlen.pl/EN/InvestorRelations/Pages/LaunchofEurope%E2%80%99smostadvancedPXPTAcomplex.aspx|title=Launch of Europe's most advanced PX/PTA complex - PKN ORLEN|website=www.orlen.pl|access-date=2018-12-19}}</ref> PKN Orlen also sponsors the [[Orlen Arena]] in Płock since its opening in 2010.

In 2013, PKN Orlen and [[Klaipėdos Nafta|Klaipedos Nafta]] oil terminal negotiated the co-operation on a new pipeline supported by the Lithuanian government.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-09-04/lithuania-seeks-pipeline-memo-between-orlen-and-klaipedos-nafta|title=Lithuania Seeks Pipeline Memo Between Orlen and Klaipedos Nafta|date=2013-09-04|work=Bloomberg|access-date=2019-07-03|language=en}}</ref> In order to establish the company in [[Canada]] and to become an oil producer Orlen bought the oil and gas company TriOil Resources Ltd for $169 million in September 2013. After its first foreign expansion the company acquired Birchill Exploration Ltd due to double its production in May 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-05-08/pkn-orlen-of-poland-buys-birchill-to-double-canadian-oil-output|title=PKN Orlen of Poland Buys Birchill to Double Canadian Oil Output|date=2014-05-08|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref>

PKN Orlen, under a joint venture with the [[Netherlands|Dutch]]-American firm [[LyondellBasell]], also owns Poland's largest plastics company called [https://www.basellorlen.pl Basell Orlen Polyolefins Sp. z o.o].

===Diversification (2015–present)===
[[File:Bytom Orlen Paczka Chorzowska 12a 2022.jpg|thumb|Orlen Paczka [[parcel locker]] in [[Bytom]] (November 2022)]]
In 2019, PKN Orlen opened its first petrol station in [[Slovakia]] through its Czech subsidiary [[Unipetrol]] under the Benzina brand.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/orlen-group-opens-its-first-petrol-station-in-slovakia-7606 |title=Orlen Group opens its first petrol station in Slovakia |access-date=2019-09-14}}</ref> At the end of 2020, 20 Orlen stations were operating in Slovakia.

At the end of 2019, PKN Orlen and [[Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń|PZU]] established the "Sigma Bis" [[media agency]].

PKN Orlen has been implementing a development strategy since 2018, which involves transforming the company into a multi-energy and commercial group. In April 2020, Orlen acquired 80% of [[:pl:Energa|Energa]] shares, and on 14 July 2020 announced that it obtained permission the [[European Commission]]'s for the takeover of [[Grupa Lotos]], first announced in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Koper|first1=Anna|last2=Banacka|first2=Anna|date=2022-01-12|title=Poland refiner PKN to sell Lotos assets to Aramco, MOL to complete takeover|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/pkn-orlens-agrees-deals-sell-grupa-lotos-assets-aramco-mol-unimot-rossi-biofuel-2022-01-12/|access-date=2022-02-15}}</ref> On 1 August 2022, Orlen finalised the merger with Lotos.<ref>Orlen finalises merger with Lotos - TVN24 in English

https://tvn24.pl/tvn24-news-in-english/polands-oil-giant-orlen-completes-merger-with-lotos-6019372</ref>

In November 2020, PKN Orlen purchased 65% of the shares of the financially troubled [[Newsagent's shop|newsagents]] chain [[:pl:Ruch (przedsiębiorstwo)|Ruch SA]]. On 7 December 2020 Orlen signed an agreement to acquire 100% of shares in the media and press company "[[:pl:Polska Press|Polska Press sp. z o.o.]]"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/polskapress-m-a-pknorlen/poland-uses-state-owned-refiner-to-buy-regional-media-firm-idUKKBN28H277|title=Poland uses state-owned refiner to buy regional media firm|newspaper=Reuters|date=7 December 2020|last1=Koper|first1=Alicja Ptak}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/poland-state-run-oil-company-buys-leading-media-group/a-55859592|title = Poland: State-run oil company buys leading media group &#124; DW &#124; 08.12.2020| website=[[Deutsche Welle]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlen.pl/EN/PressOffice/Pages/PKN-ORLEN-to-take-over-Polska-Press.aspx|title = PKN ORLEN to take over Polska Press - PKN ORLEN}}</ref> and the transaction was carried out on 1 March 2021.<ref>[https://businessinsider.com.pl/orlen-dopial-swego-polska-press-jest-juz-jego-wlasnoscia/55h1kzv Orlen dopiął swego, Polska Press jest już jego własnością]</ref> This decision was met with criticism from [[Polish Ombudsman]], [[Adam Bodnar]], who expressed his concern about the risk to freedom of speech that this takeover poses as PKN Orlen is a state-owned company and the constitutional right to [[press freedom]] excludes the possibility of political influence on the press, even an indirect one.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bip.brpo.gov.pl/pl/content/rpo-o-zagrozeniach-wolnosci-prasy-po-kupnie-polska-press |language=pl |title=Zakup Polska Press przez PKN Orlen. Rzecznik o zagrożeniach dla wolności słowa |website=bip.brpo.gov.pl |date=17 December 2020 |access-date=27 February 2023}}</ref>

In December 2020, PKN Orlen bought an agricultural [[Anaerobic digestion|biogas plant]] Bioenergy Project, which it will transform into a [[biomethane]] plant. To secure supplies, the company Biozec, responsible for the sale and distribution of thermal energy supplied by the biogas plant, was also acquired. In 2021, Orlen bought 4 wind farms: in February, the Kanin farm with a capacity of 20 MW, and in March, another three with a total capacity of 89.4 MW.<ref>[https://www.gramwzielone.pl/energia-wiatrowa/104895/orlen-kupil-trzy-farmy-wiatrowe Orlen kupił trzy farmy wiatrowe]</ref><ref>[https://www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/PKN-Orlen-kupil-farmy-wiatrowe-o-mocy-89-4-MW-za-380-mln-zl-opis-8064672.html PKN Orlen kupił farmy wiatrowe o mocy 89,4 MW za 380 mln zł]</ref>

On 14 July 2020, PKN Orlen announced its intention to take over [[PGNiG]], and on 10 May 2021, it submitted a takeover application to the [[:pl:Urząd Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów|Office of Competition and Consumer Protection]].<ref>[https://businessinsider.com.pl/gielda/wiadomosci/zgoda-ke-na-zbadanie-przez-uokik-wniosku-o-polaczenie-orlenu-i-pgnig/7c2fdk2 Obajtek: ważny krok w kierunku połączenia Orlenu i PGNiG]</ref><ref>[https://businessinsider.com.pl/gielda/wiadomosci/pkn-orlen-zglosil-chec-przejecia-pgnig-do-uokik/344ljb2 Orlen zgłosił zamiar przejęcia PGNiG do UOKiK]</ref> In October 2022, shareholders of PGNiG approved the company's takeover by PKN Orlen, this came after PKN Orlen Shareholders had done the same.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/polands-pgnig-shareholders-approve-takeover-by-pkn-orlen-2022-10-10/ | title=Poland's PGNiG shareholders approve takeover by PKN Orlen | newspaper=Reuters | date=10 October 2022 }}</ref>

In 2020, the company announced its plans to become [[carbon neutrality|emission-neutral]] by 2050 becoming the first oil company from [[Central Europe]] to do so. In order to achieve this goal, by 2030, Orlen aims to reduce {{CO2}} emissions from its current refining and petrochemical assets by 20% and emissions from power generation by 33% {{CO2}}/MWh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.orlen.pl/en/about-the-company/media/press-releases/2020/september/pkn-orlen-to-be-emission-neutral-by-2050#:~:text=PKN%20ORLEN%20to%20be%20emission-neutral%20by%202050%20PKN,from%20power%20generation%20by%2033%25%20CO%202%20%2FMWh. |title=PKN ORLEN to be emission-neutral by 2050 |access-date=27 February 2023}}</ref>

In June 2021, PKN Orlen opened its first ''Orlen w ruchu'' standalone [[convenience store]] in Warsaw, competing in this segment with [[Carrefour Express]], [[Circle K]] and [[Żabka (convenience store)|Żabka]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wgospodarce.pl/informacje/124775-orlen-chce-zbudowac-siec-4-tys-automatow-paczkowych | title=Orlen chce zbudować sieć 4 tys. Automatów paczkowych }}</ref> In September 2021, the company entered the [[parcel locker]] sector with the launch of ''Orlen Paczka'' in co-operation with [[Poczta Polska]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wiadomoscihandlowe.pl/artykul/pkn-orlen-rejestruje-znak-orlen-paczka-firma-stworzy-siec-10-tys-punktow-nadan-i-odbiorow-przesylek | title=PKN Orlen rejestruje znak "Orlen Paczka". Firma stworzy sieć 10 tys. Punktów nadań i odbiorów przesyłek | date=30 March 2021 }}</ref>

In December 2022, PKN Orlen entered the Hungarian market with the takeover of 143 petrol stations from Hungary's MOL in a deal related to the acquisition of 410 petrol stations in Poland by MOL under an agreement between Orlen and [[Grupa Lotos]]. The sale was the result of the [[European Commission]] requiring PKN Orlen to divest its assets in order to approve the company's acquisition of Grupa Lotos in accordance with [[European Union competition law|EU competition law]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.budapesttimes.hu/corporate/polish-energy-group-orlen-enters-hungarian-market/ |title=Polish energy group ORLEN enters Hungarian market |website=budapesttimes.hu |date=2 December 2022 |access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref>

In March 2023, PKN Orlen began to sponsor the [[Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego]], located opposite the Orlen Arena in Płock.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://plock.wyborcza.pl/plock/7,35681,29518795,pilne-orlen-sponsorem-tytularnym-nowego-stadionu-przy-ul-lukasiewicza.html?disableRedirects=true | title=Wyborcza.pl }}</ref> In the same month, Ukrainian oil company [[Ukrnafta]] signed a contract with PKN Orlen to allow the latter to export petrochemical products to Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ua-energy.org/en/posts/08-03-2023-32ecf3ec-06ba-44df-95e0-0bf34ab9a9ca | title=Ukrnafta Concluded a Contract for the Supply of Petroleum Products with the Polish PKN Orlen &#124; Ukrainian Energy }}</ref>

On 3 July 2023, the company renamed PKN Orlen to Orlen S.A. to reflect its diversification from fossil fuels.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.orlen.pl/en/about-the-company/media/press-releases/2023/July-2023/PKN-ORLEN-adopts-a-new-name | title=PKN ORLEN adopts a new name }}</ref> In September 2023, the [[European Commission]] approved the takeover by Orlen Group of the consumer retail division of the Austrian oil trading company {{ill|Doppler-Gruppe|de}}, which operates 266 filling stations in Austria under the {{ill|Turmöl|de}} discount brand.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/ec-approves-orlen-takeover-of-turmol-fuel-station-chain-in-austria-41601 |title=EC approves Orlen takeover of Turmol fuel station chain in Austria |website=thefirstnews.com |date=26 September 2023 |access-date=26 September 2023}}</ref>

In August 2023, the company's supervisory board conditionally approved an investment in an [[Offshore wind power|off-shore wind farm]] located on the [[Baltic Sea]]. The joint project between Orlen and [[Northland Power]] is aimed at achieving the company's goal of generating 9 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. The Baltic Power farm, located about 23&nbsp;km off the coast, will consist of 76 wind turbines with a capacity of 15 MW each, providing energy to over 1.5 million households upon completion in 2026.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://news.europawire.eu/orlen-advances-polands-offshore-wind-sector-with-conditional-investment-approval-for-baltic-power-project/eu-press-release/2023/08/12/15/12/15/120185/ |title=ORLEN Advances Poland's Offshore Wind Sector with Conditional Investment Approval for Baltic Power Project |website=europawire.eu |date=12 August 2023 |access-date=12 April 2024}}</ref>

In December 2023, the Polish government approved the construction of 24 new [[small modular reactor]] (SMR) units in six sites across the country. Orlen Synthos Green Energy (OSGE), a joint venture between Orlen and chemicals company Synthos, plans to deploy Poland's first small reactors by 2030.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/poland-approves-construction-smr-nuclear-units-six-sites-2023-12-07/ |title=Poland approves construction of SMR nuclear units at six sites |website=reuters.com |date=7 December 2023 |access-date=9 December 2023}}</ref>

Orlen will pay a dividend for 2023 in the amount of PLN 4.15 per share. The total value of the dividend is PLN 4,817,909.5 thousand. The dividend yield is 6.82%. The last listing with dividend rights took place on September 18, 2024, and the dividend payment date was set for December 20, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dywidenda ORLEN S.A.. |url=https://www.fxmag.pl/dywidenda/orlen |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=www.fxmag.pl}}</ref>

== Sponsorship ==
PKN Orlen has sponsored the [[Polish Athletic Association]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=ORLEN Sports Group and Polish Athletic Association |url=https://www.orlen.pl/en/about-the-company/our-support/sponsorship/sports-sponsorship/orlen-sports-group-and-polish-athletic-association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728154306/https://www.orlen.pl/en/about-the-company/our-support/sponsorship/sports-sponsorship/orlen-sports-group-and-polish-athletic-association |archive-date=2023-07-28 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=www.orlen.pl |language=en}}</ref> the [[Polish Volleyball Federation|Polish Volleyball Association]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Polish Volleyball Association |url=https://www.orlen.pl/en/about-the-company/our-support/sponsorship/sports-sponsorship/polish-volleyball-association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728154138/https://www.orlen.pl/en/about-the-company/our-support/sponsorship/sports-sponsorship/polish-volleyball-association |archive-date=2023-07-28 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=www.orlen.pl |language=en}}</ref> the [[Polish Olympic Committee|Polish Olympic]] and Paralympic Committees,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cooperation with The Polish Olympic and Paralympic Committees |url=https://www.orlen.pl/en/about-the-company/our-support/sponsorship/sports-sponsorship/cooperation-with-the-polish-olympic-and-paralympic-committees |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728154031/https://www.orlen.pl/en/about-the-company/our-support/sponsorship/sports-sponsorship/cooperation-with-the-polish-olympic-and-paralympic-committees |archive-date=2023-07-28 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=www.orlen.pl |language=en}}</ref> and various Polish motorsport competitors such as [[Bartosz Zmarzlik]], [[Jakub Przygoński]], Bartek Marszałek, Grupa Żelazny and Wojtek Bógdał.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supporting Polish motorsport |url=https://www.orlen.pl/en/about-the-company/our-support/sponsorship/sports-sponsorship/supporting-polish-motorsport |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728154515/https://www.orlen.pl/en/about-the-company/our-support/sponsorship/sports-sponsorship/supporting-polish-motorsport |archive-date=2023-07-28 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=www.orlen.pl |language=en}}</ref>

In [[2019 Formula One World Championship|2019]], PKN Orlen sponsored [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams Racing]] and driver [[Robert Kubica]] in [[Formula One]] with €10 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Media |first=dziennik.pl |date=2018-11-26 |title=Inwestycja w Kubicę się zwróci? "Ta umowa to zakład. Orlen wygra, jeśli Kubica zacznie wygrywać" - dziennik.pl |language=pl-PL |work=sport.dziennik.pl |url=https://sport.dziennik.pl/f1/artykuly/585942,kubica-orlen-sponsoring-inwestycja-f1-williams-wygrana.html.amp |access-date=2020-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728155738/https://sport.dziennik.pl/f1/artykuly/585942,kubica-orlen-sponsoring-inwestycja-f1-williams-wygrana.html.amp |archive-date=2023-07-28}}</ref> After Kubica's move to [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo Racing]] in a reserve driver role in [[2020 Formula One World Championship|2020]], the Polish petrol retailer became the co-title sponsor of the team as Alfa Romeo Racing Orlen in 2020 and [[2021 Formula One World Championship|2021]] and as Alfa Romeo F1 Team Orlen in [[2022 Formula One World Championship|2022]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2020 |title=The eagle soars as PKN ORLEN joins Alfa Romeo Racing as Official Co-Title Sponsor |url=https://www.sauber-group.com/motorsport/f1-news/the-eagle-soars-as-pkn-orlen-joins-alfa-romeo-racing-as-official-co-title-sponsor/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728154642/https://www.sauber-group.com/motorsport/f1-news/the-eagle-soars-as-pkn-orlen-joins-alfa-romeo-racing-as-official-co-title-sponsor/ |archive-date=2023-07-28 |access-date=2020-01-01 |website=Sauber Group |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tudose |first=Sergiu |date=2022-01-21 |title=Alfa Romeo F1 Unveils New Team Name and Logo for Upcoming 2022 Season |url=https://www.autoevolution.com/news/alfa-romeo-f1-unveils-new-team-name-and-logo-for-upcoming-2022-season-179702.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122214251/https://www.autoevolution.com/news/alfa-romeo-f1-unveils-new-team-name-and-logo-for-upcoming-2022-season-179702.html |archive-date=2022-01-22 |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=autoevolution |language=en}}</ref> In January 2023, PKN Orlen signed a multi-year agreement with [[Scuderia AlphaTauri]] as a principal partner.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-27 |title=PKN ORLEN is our new Principal Partner {{!}} SCUDERIA ALPHATAURI |url=https://scuderia.alphatauri.com/en/orlen-announcement/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728154837/https://scuderia.alphatauri.com/en/orlen-announcement/ |archive-date=2023-07-28 |access-date=2023-01-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> Orlen's logo would continue to appear on the team's cars as they were renamed to [[RB Formula One Team|RB]] in {{f1|2024}}. In November 2023, the company became an official sponsor of the ski jumping hill in [[Oberstdorf]], Germany, presently known as [[ORLEN Arena Oberstdorf]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nowymarketing.pl/a/43764,skocznia-w-obersdorfie-z-logo-orlen-spolka-zostala-oficjalnym-sponsorem-obiektu |language=pl |title=Skocznia w Obersdorfie z logo ORLEN. Spółka została oficjalnym sponsorem obiektu |website=nowymarketing.pl |date=22 November 2023 |access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref>

== Orlen loss ==

In early 2025, PKN Orlen announced a loss of approximately $378 million due to prepayments for Venezuelan oil that was never delivered.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/former-ceo-orlen-swiss-trading-business-detained-uae-poland-says-2025-01-15/ |title=Former CEO of Orlen’s Swiss trading business detained in UAE, Poland says |date=15 January 2025 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=18 February 2025}}</ref>  

The deal was reportedly facilitated by Venezuelan oil trader [[Antonio Luis González Morales]] through his Dubai-based company, Hannon International Middle East DMCC. In December 2023, Orlen’s Swiss subsidiary transferred significant sums to Hannon and another intermediary, Horizon Global, with payments totaling $230 million and $100 million, respectively. However, Venezuela’s state oil company, PDVSA, never received the funds, and the oil was not delivered, resulting in substantial financial losses for Orlen.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://weeklynewsreview.com/news/biz/antonio-luis-gonzalez-morales/ |title=Antonio Luis Gonzalez Morales, the man behind Orlen’s disappearing USD 330M |date=12 February 2025 |publisher=Weekly News Review |access-date=18 February 2025}}</ref>  

The former CEO of OTS, identified as Samer A., is suspected of authorizing the fraudulent transaction without proper oversight. He was arrested in the United Arab Emirates in early 2025 and may be extradited to Poland to face charges related to corruption and mismanagement.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pkn-orlen-seeks-answers-over-hundreds-millions-dollars-missing-trading-arm-2024-04-11/ |title=PKN Orlen seeks answers over hundreds of millions of dollars missing from trading arm |date=11 April 2024 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=18 February 2025}}</ref>  

Orlen has so far managed to recover $100 million through a settlement, but investigations are ongoing to trace the remaining funds and determine the full extent of involvement of all parties.

==Brands and subsidiaries of Grupa Orlen (Orlen Group)==
[[File:Gdańsk aleja Grunwaldzka 258.JPG|thumb|Orlen station in Poland]]
[[File:Puck Poland 24 April 2017 ubt-002.jpg|thumb|Orlen station for refueling boats in Poland]]
[[File:Stacja CPN przy ul. Markowskiej w Warszawie.jpg|thumb|CPN station in Poland]]
[[File:Star Tankstelle.jpg|thumb|Star station in Germany]]
[[File:Slaný (0448).jpg|thumb|Benzina station in the Czech Republic]]
[[File:Turmöl Tankstelle.JPG|thumb|Turmöl station in Austria]]

=== Brands of Orlen ===
* Orlen (Polish, Czech and Slovak market petrol station brand)
** CPN (Polish revived Communist-era petrol station monopoly brand, active in one location in [[Warsaw]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Orlen uruchamia w Warszawie retro stacje paliw. Jeszcze w tym tygodniu zatankujemy pod logo CPN | website=Warszawa Nasze Miasto | date=11 December 2018 | url=https://warszawa.naszemiasto.pl/orlen-uruchamia-w-warszawie-retro-stacje-paliw-jeszcze-w/ar/c4-4915424 | language=pl | access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref>)
** Petrochemia Płock (Polish revived petrol station brand, active in one location in [[Bodzanów, Masovian Voivodeship|Bodzanów]] near [[Płock]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://businessinsider.com.pl/firmy/zarzadzanie/stacja-paliw-pkn-orlen-pod-marka-petrochemii-plock/tn9bp2c |title= PKN Orlen w stylu retro. Stacja paliw pod szyldem Petrochemii Płock znów działa |trans-title= PKN Orlen in retro style. Petrol station under Petrochemia Płock brand is running again |date= 3 January 2019 |language= pl |publisher= [[Business Insider]] Polska}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://businessinsider.com.pl/firmy/zarzadzanie/cpn-na-stacjach-paliw-pkn-orlen/47dghrn | title=Wraca marka CPN. W tym tygodniu PKN Orlen zmieni szyldy na wybranych stacjach paliw | date=11 December 2018 }}</ref>)
* Star (German market petrol station brand)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.petrolplaza.com/news/8718|title=PKN Orlen to install fast-chargers at 150 service stations in Poland|website=www.petrolplaza.com|date=29 May 2018 |access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref>
*[[Unipetrol]] (Czech national petrol firm)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.petrolplaza.com/news/9389|title=Jakub Kosmowski is the new marketing director of Unipetrol|website=www.petrolplaza.com|date=October 2018 |access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref>
*[[Orlen Lietuva]] (Lithuanian market petrol station brand)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.petrolplaza.com/news/8458|title=Poland: Orlen launches two new, quality fuels|website=www.petrolplaza.com|date=12 April 2018 |access-date=2018-12-19}}</ref>
* Benzina (Czech and Slovak market petrol station brand)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://emerging-europe.com/business/pkn-orlen-set-to-take-full-control-of-unipetrol/|title=PKN Orlen set to take full control of Unipetrol|last=Shah|first=Shakhil|date=2018-08-29|website=Emerging Europe|access-date=2018-12-18}}</ref>
* Turmöl (Austrian market petrol station brand)

=== Orlen Group structure ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Orlen Group structure<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orlen.pl/EN/Company/OrlenGroupScheme/Pages/default.aspx|title=ORLEN Group Structure - PKN ORLEN|website=www.orlen.pl|access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref>
!Name
!Description
|-
! colspan="2" |CEO division
|-
|Anwil S.A.
|production of PVC, nitrogenous fertilisers & other chemicals
|-
|Orlen Ochrona
|security services
|-
|Orlen Upstream
|crude exploration
|-
|Sigma Bis S.A.
|marketing services
|-
|[[Unipetrol|Unipetrol a.s.]]
|leading Czech refining & petrochemical group
|-
! colspan="2" |CFO division
|-
|Orlen Capital AB
|eurobond issue
|-
|Orlen Centrum Usług Korporacyjnych
|book keeping & accounting services
|-
|Orlen Holding Malta Limited
|shareholding in other entities
|-
|Orlen Insurance Ltd
|Orlen Group's assets insurance
|-
|Orlen Usługi finansowe
|financial services
|-
! colspan="2" |Development division
|-
|AB Orlen Baltics Retail
|liquid fuel trade & marketing
|-
|[[Orlen Deutschland|Orlen Deutschland GmbH]]
|retail sales of fuel across Germany
|-
! colspan="2" |Production division
|-
|[[ORLEN Lietuva|AB Orlen Lietuva]]
|crude processing, logistics and marketing of petroleum products
|-
|Baltic Power
|production, distribution & trading of electric energy
|-
|Basell Orlen Polyolefins
|production, distribution & marketing of poliethylene and polipropylene
|-
|Orlen Południe S.A.
|crude processing, production & marketing of fuels
|-
|Orlen Serwis S.A.
|maintenance services
|-
! colspan="2" |Retail sales division
|-
|Orlen Budonaft
|construction and fuel stations service
|-
|Orlen Centrum Serwisowe
|retail outlets service
|-
|Orlen Laboratorium S.A.
|laboratory services
|-
|Orlen Projekt S.A.
|civil engineering & process design services
|-
! colspan="2" |Wholesale and international trade division
|-
|Orlen trading Switzerland GmbH
|trading division 
|-
|IKS Solino S.A.
|underground storage of crude & fuels; salt production & marketing
|-
|Kopalnia Soli Lubień
|underground storage of crude & fuels; salt production & marketing
|-
|Orlen Asfalt
|production & marketing of bitumen products
|-
|Orlen Aviation Sp. z o.o.
|liquid fuels trade
|-
|[[Orlen KolTrans|Orlen KolTrans S.A.]]
|rail shipment & maintenance of the rail stock
|-
|Orlen Oil
|production & marketing of lub oils and lubricants
|-
|Orlen Paliwa Sp. z o.o.
|liquid fuels (petrol and diesel fuel) and Ekoterm Plus light heating oil
|-
|SHIP - Service SA
|supplies of marine fuels, sea & land cargo shipment
|-
! colspan="2" |Corporate division
|-
|Orlen Administracja
|office, administrative & catering services
|-
|Orlen Eko
|waste disposal, HSE
|-
|PPPT S.A.
|research & development of technologies
|}

==List of CEOs==
*Andrzej Modrzejewski – 16 April 1999 – 8 February 2002
*Zbigniew Wróbel – 8 February 2002 – 28 July 2004
*Jacek Walczykowski – 28 July 2004 – 16 August 2004
*Igor Chalupec – 21 September 2004 – 18 January 2007
*Piotr Kownacki – 18 January 2007 – 28 February 2008
*Wojciech Heydel – 30 April 2008 – 18 September 2008
*Dariusz Krawiec – 18 September 2008 – 16 December 2015
*[[Wojciech Jasiński]] – 16 December 2015 – 5 February 2018
*[[Daniel Obajtek]] – 5 February 2018<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://europeawards.ceotodaymagazine.com/winners/daniel-obajtek/ |title=Daniel Obajtek |website=europeawards.ceotodaymagazine.com |access-date=28 September 2023}}</ref> – 5 February 2024
*Witold Literacki ''(acting)'' – 6 February 2024 – 11 April 2024
*Ireneusz Fąfara – 11 April 2024<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.money.pl/gospodarka/jest-nowy-prezes-orlenu-pokonal-260-osob-7007231454624480a.html |language=pl |title=Jest nowy prezes Orlenu. Pokonał długą listę kandydatów |website=money.pl |date=10 April 2024 |access-date=11 April 2024}}</ref> – present

==See also==
*[[List of petroleum companies]]
*[[List of largest Polish companies]]
*[[List of companies of Poland]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Orlen}}
* {{official website|http://www.orlen.pl/}} {{in lang|pl|en}}

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