Poland imposes gas supply cuts to industry

Warsaw (Platts)--25Jan2006

The Polish government decided Tuesday to lower gas supplies for
industrial enterprises but the cuts will not affect individual gas users, said
Andrzej Osiadacz, CEO of Gazsystem company which distributes gas in the
country.
     Osiadacz said the list of industrial plants that are affected by the
cuts, which take effect Wednesday and will be in force until Feb 15, was
confidential.
     PGNiG company, the Polish gas monopolist, said the country had used
61.1-mil mt of gas in the previous 24 hours, 4% more than a day earlier. Such
a high level of gas consumption has never been recorded in Poland, it added.
Monday night, with temperatures of -31C was the coldest in Poland for 30
years. PGNiG also said Gazprom had started pumping more gas to Poland via
Belarus.

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