Between 11-12 May in Warsaw at the headquarters of the Ministry of Economy the meeting of the Polish-American Energy Roundtable took place. The organization of the Polish edition of this event was entrusted to the Chamber of Commerce of Power Industry and Environmental Protection. The United States Energy Association (USEA) was to co-organizer on the US side.
The representatives of the Ministry of Economy management and the representatives of Polish companies engaged in the presented subject matter participated in the meeting from the Polish side. From the American side, the representatives of the US Department of Energy and the US Energy Association as well as business people interested in the topic from across the ocean attended the meeting.
During the roundtable panels the most interesting topics of the Polish and American power industry were raised. The objective was to strengthen the co-operation and share experience between the two countries. The first panel was devoted to the shale gas.
The discussants included: Mr. Maciej Kaliski, Director, Department of Oil and Gas, Ministry of Economy, Marek Karabuła, Vice President, PGNIG (Polish Oil and Gas Company), Mr. Marta Wągrodzka, Chief Expert, Department of Geology and Geological Concessions, Ministry of the Environment, Mark Swift, Area Manager, Halliburton, and Dr John Damanti, Vice President, URS Corporation.
During the meeting, ORLEN Upstream was represented by Ms Magdalena Piątkowska, Regional Manager. Discussed issues included the perspectives of the shale gas consumption in Poland, challenges related with its production and licensing rules regarding exploration and extraction.
During other panels, the issues of the CO2 and CCS emissions reduction, nuclear power renewable energy sources and energy efficiency were discussed.