POLAND · LNG TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION

Świnoujście Lech Kaczyński LNG 8.3 bcm/y operational Jan 2025, Gdańsk FSRU 6.1 bcm/y first gas late 2027/early 2028, Gdańsk FSRU 2 open-season Q1 2026.

Cross-border LNG-terminal workforce mobilisation against President Lech Kaczyński LNG Terminal Świnoujście (operator Polskie LNG / GAZ-SYSTEM Polish TSO state-owned; original commissioning 2015 at 5 bcm/yr; expansion to 8.3 bcm/yr completed + available from January 2025 — third LNG tank, second jetty, additional SCV regasifiers; PLN 461 m / €109 m co-financed by EU ERDF under Operational Programme Infrastructure & Environment 2014-2020), Gdańsk FSRU Floating Storage Regasification Unit (GAZ-SYSTEM; designed regasification capacity 6.1 bcm/yr; dredging operations started Q3 2025; Kolnik-Gdańsk pipeline contract signed November 2024; BGK loan agreement signed 13 June 2025 for onshore segment; first gas planned late 2027 / early 2028), and Gdańsk FSRU 2 (GAZ-SYSTEM binding open-season procedure launched Q1 2026 to support +4.5 bcm/yr additional capacity; pre-FID) — URE Urząd Regulacji Energetyki + Ustawa Prawo energetyczne Dz.U. 1997 Nr 54 poz. 348 + Ustawa z 24 kwietnia 2009 r. o inwestycjach LNG Świnoujście Dz.U. 2009 Nr 84 poz. 700 + SEVESO III Dir 2012/18/EU.

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8.3 bcm/yr Jan 2025 Świnoujście expanded capacity
6.1 bcm/yr design Gdańsk FSRU planned
€109 m EU ERDF Świnoujście expansion financing
GAZ-SYSTEM Polish gas TSO

Regulator exposure profile

  • URE + Prawo energetyczne + Ustawa LNG 200928%
  • GAZ-SYSTEM grid code + EU PCI24%
  • Układ Zbiorowy + BUDOWLANI26%
  • SEVESO III + Prawo ochrony środowiska22%

Named projects in this jurisdiction

  • President Lech Kaczyński LNG Terminal Świnoujście (operator Polskie LNG / GAZ-SYSTEM; original commissioning 2015 at 5 bcm/yr; expansion to 8.3 bcm/yr operational from January 2025 — third LNG tank, second jetty, additional SCV regasifiers; PLN 461 m / €109 m co-financed by EU ERDF under Operational Programme Infrastructure & Environment 2014-2020) Polskie LNG / GAZ-SYSTEM 2025
  • Gdańsk FSRU Floating Storage Regasification Unit (GAZ-SYSTEM; designed regasification capacity 6.1 bcm/yr; dredging operations started Q3 2025; Kolnik-Gdańsk pipeline contract signed November 2024; BGK loan agreement signed 13 June 2025 for onshore segment; first gas planned late 2027 / early 2028) GAZ-SYSTEM 2027
  • Gdańsk FSRU 2 (GAZ-SYSTEM binding open-season procedure launched Q1 2026 to support +4.5 bcm/yr additional capacity; pre-FID) GAZ-SYSTEM 2026

Poland’s LNG portfolio anchors Świnoujście (Lech Kaczyński; expanded to 8.3 bcm/yr operational Jan 2025), Gdańsk FSRU (6.1 bcm/yr; first gas late 2027/early 2028; Kolnik-Gdańsk pipeline Nov 2024; BGK loan Jun 2025), and Gdańsk FSRU 2 (open-season Q1 2026; +4.5 bcm/yr). URE + GAZ-SYSTEM + Ustawa LNG 2009 govern.

01. Pre-pricing — Układ Zbiorowy Pracy + Charpy WPQR

Cryogenic + civil-side workforce under Układ Zbiorowy Pracy + BUDOWLANI + PN-EN ISO 9606-1 Charpy 27J/−196°C qualification per LNG-zone welder.

02. A1 + Polish-language contract + PN-EN 1473 documentation

A1 + Polish-language contract predate site arrival. PN-EN 1473:2021 + PN-EN 13645 + PN-EN ISO 9606-1 Charpy qualification per LNG-zone welder.

03. URE + GAZ-SYSTEM onboarding

URE Polish energy-regulator concession reconciliation. GAZ-SYSTEM grid-code familiarisation per terminal commissioning.

04. PIP + ZUS-defensible evidence pack

Minimum pack: Poland-bank-traceable remuneration, Polish-language contract, A1 receipt, Układ Zbiorowy tariff reconciliation, Charpy + WPQR scope-match per LNG-zone welder.

05. India and Gulf sourcing corridors — the Poland LNG pathway

Indian + Gulf cryogenic-welder pools through BHEL Heavy Plates + Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering. The 8 to 14-week corridor delivers Charpy-27J-at-−196°C-eligible candidates against Świnoujście future expansion or Gdańsk FSRU 1 + 2.

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