2025 was a record year for the LNG segment in Poland. The deliveries of liquefied natural gas taken over by the Orlen Group at the terminal in Świnoujście amounted to 81 – 20 more than in the previous year.
The total volume of LNG imported by sea reached almost 6 million tons, up 30% on the previous year.
According to Orlen, the increase in LNG deliveries to Świnoujście was made possible by the expansion of the terminal, which was completed at the end of 2024. This increased the annual regasification capacity from 6.2 billion m³ to 8.3 billion m³. Despite this significant expansion, capacity utilization at the terminal in Świnoujście remained at almost 100%, the highest level among European LNG terminals, according to the energy group.
LNG comes mainly from the USA
The majority of LNG deliveries – namely 62 – came from the USA. Qatar delivered 17 shipments, while individual deliveries also came from Trinidad and Tobago and Senegal. Most LNG volumes were procured under long-term contracts, supplemented by spot market purchases, which accounted for more than a third of the LNG volume supplied in 2025.
According to Orlen, this procurement model increases flexibility and helps to mitigate risks on the supply side of the global LNG market. In addition to the almost full utilization of domestic regasification capacities, the LNG supplied by Orlen was also exported to countries such as Japan, Turkey, the United Kingdom and Egypt for the first time last year.
Orlen will receive two more ships in 2026
The role of the company’s own LNG carrier fleet in Poland’s gas supply also increased significantly. In 2025, Orlen ships took over twelve deliveries to Świnoujście with a total volume of around 782,000 tons of LNG, compared to two deliveries and around 140,000 tons of liquefied natural gas the year before.
Two new LNG carriers – “Józef Piłsudski” and “Ignacy Jan Paderewski ” – were added to the fleet. They were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries and entered service in March 2025. The Group’s fleet currently comprises six ships and is to be expanded by a further two units in 2026.
Second LNG terminal coming to Gdańsk
Orlen’s LNG import capacities will increase further with the completion of the second Polish LNG terminal – the Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) in Gdańsk Bay. The terminal’s full regasification capacity of 6.1 billion m³ per year has already been reserved by the Orlen Group. With the commissioning of the FSRU, the total capacity of the LNG infrastructure will increase to around 14 billion m³ per year. The Group is already using the terminal in Świnoujście for gas imports, which are then exported to Ukraine and other countries. Last year, Orlen supplied 600 million m³ of gas to Ukrainian customers, mostly via the Polish LNG terminal.
According to the company, the expansion of its own fleet and the gradual expansion of LNG import capacities are an integral part of Orlen’s 2035 strategy. These initiatives are intended to strengthen Poland’s energy security, increase the Group’s competitiveness and prepare the gas system for the growing needs of the economy in the coming years.
