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    Bloomberg: How Poland's Crusade for Energy Autonomy Affects EU and Russia

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Poland’s government is shaking up the nation’s power, gas and oil to boost energy security, with consequences for Russia and the country’s partners in the EU

by: Erica Mills

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Bloomberg: How Poland's Crusade for Energy Autonomy Affects EU and Russia

Poland’s new government seeks to shake up the nation’s power, gas and oil industries in the name of boosting energy security, with consequences for both dominant supplier Russia and the country’s partners in the European Union.

While Prime Minister Beata Szydlo vowed last week to exploit coal and lignite deposits in the face of EU attempts to curb carbon emissions, tankers with Saudi and Kurdish crude sailed to Polish refineries reliant on Russian oil. Meanwhile, a Qatari tanker was loading its first liquefied natural gas shipment for a Polish terminal.

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