In the Nauta Shipyard of Gdynia, an overhaul of the LOTOS Petrobaltic drilling rig, undertaken to renew the rig’s classification certificate, has been completed. All work was designed to further improve safety-at-work and environmental performance.

Seeking to achieve a reasonable rate of return on its investment and considering the difficult situation on the global oil market, LOTOS Petrobaltic has made a decision to modify its plans for upgrading the ‘Petrobaltic’ rig. At the same time the company would like to clearly state that other work on the development of the B8 field is progressing on schedule.

LOTOS Petrobaltic S.A. has signed a contract for the conversion of its drilling rig into a production unit. The consortium of the project's contractors consists of companies controlled by Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. (Energomontaż – Północ Gdynia and Nauta Shiprepair Yard) and a domestically-owned shipyard, Crist.

Włodzimierz Karpiński, Minister of the Polish State Treasury, and Rafał Baniak, Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of State Treasury, have visited one of four LOTOS Petrobaltic's drilling rigs operating in the Baltic Sea.

Thanks to committed efforts by Polskie Inwestycje Rozwojowe S.A. and two banks, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego and Bank Pekao S.A., LOTOS will obtain financing for development of the B8 field.

The Extraordinary General Meeting of Grupa LOTOS S.A. to be held on September 8th 2014 will decide whether to approve increasing the Company's share capital by issuing new shares, which would be offered to the Company’s existing shareholders. LOTOS expects to raise approximately PLN 1bn through the issue. The proceeds will be used to finance the Company’s strategy, which envisages further investments to increase the refinery's complexity and step up hydrocarbon production.   How much money is obtained from the issue will depend on the macroeconomic climate, capital market conditions, demand for the shares, and final terms and conditions of the offering.

LOTOS Exploration & Production Norge and PGNiG Upstream International have signed a letter of intent for collaboration in projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The companies are to work together in the review and pursuit of potential acquisitions, and will participate together in licensing rounds held by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy.

Today, the offshore platform newly purchased by LOTOS Petrobaltic, the sole company conducting hydrocarbon exploration and production work in the Polish zone of the Baltic Sea, has arrived in Poland. The Industrial Development Agency and Nordea Bank Polska S.A. were both involved in the project for the new platform.

Following the drilling of an exploration well in the Trell prospect, the presence of crude oil was confirmed in the PL 102F licence area. LOTOS Exploration & Production Norge holds an interest in this licence, acquired in 2013 as part of the Heimdal portfolio. This marks the first time oil has been discovered in a Polish-held Norwegian licence area.

Lotos Exploration & Production Norge AS has been awarded two new production licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The offers were issued on the 21st of January after the authorities had evaluated applications from 50 companies in the Awards in Pre-defined Areas (APA) 2013.

LOTOS Exploration & Production Norge, which had entered into an agreement with Centrica Norge on the acquisition of the Heimdal assets on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, has received clearance from the Norwegian authorities to finalise the transaction. All conditions precedent of the agreement have now been met.

LOTOS Exploration & Production Norge (LOTOS), a subsidiary of the Polish energy corporation Grupa LOTOS S.A., has reached an agreement with Centrica Energy Norway, a subsidiary of the UK based Centrica Plc., to acquire shares in 14 licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, including one operatorship. The package of oil and gas assets includes producing fields, developments, discoveries and exploration prospects.