{"id":3726,"date":"2023-10-11T20:05:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/?p=3726"},"modified":"2023-10-11T20:09:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T20:09:40","slug":"distributor-malfunction-or-fuel-shortage-35237","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/distributor-malfunction-or-fuel-shortage-35237\/","title":{"rendered":"Distributor malfunction or fuel shortage?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visitors to numerous Orlen fuel stations in Poland are met with a peculiar sight these days: notes hung up announcing distributor malfunctions. This isn&#8217;t an isolated incident. Many stations still don&#8217;t have diesel available, yet Orlen&#8217;s authorities continue to insist that there&#8217;s no problem. Photos of these notes have flooded the internet, previously revealing that this is how the network communicates fuel shortages. In an ambiguous response, the corporation stated, &#8220;the reasons for distributor unavailability can be varied.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3727\" src=\"http:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/orlen-brak-paliwa-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Orlen lack of fuel\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/orlen-brak-paliwa-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/orlen-brak-paliwa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/orlen-brak-paliwa-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/orlen-brak-paliwa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/orlen-brak-paliwa-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/orlen-brak-paliwa-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/orlen-brak-paliwa-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/orlen-brak-paliwa-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/orlen-brak-paliwa-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/orlen-brak-paliwa-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/orlen-brak-paliwa-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/orlen-brak-paliwa-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/distributor-malfunction-or-fuel-shortage-35237\/#Fuel_Pricing_A_Pre-election_Tactic\" >Fuel Pricing: A Pre-election Tactic?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/distributor-malfunction-or-fuel-shortage-35237\/#Military_Involvement\" >Military Involvement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/distributor-malfunction-or-fuel-shortage-35237\/#Legal_Concerns_Emerge\" >Legal Concerns Emerge<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fuel_Pricing_A_Pre-election_Tactic\"><\/span>Fuel Pricing: A Pre-election Tactic?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fuel prices in Poland, especially at Orlen stations, are noticeably below the market rate. This situation has been ongoing for a week now and seems to be in line with a pre-election promotion.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Military_Involvement\"><\/span>Military Involvement<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Over the weekend, social media platforms showcased photographs and video recordings of military tankers at Orlen stations. Netizens jestingly comment that the soldiers have arrived to fix the distributors. But it didn&#8217;t take long before allegations arose that Orlen might be using fuel from the emergency reserves. In response, Orlen confirmed the military&#8217;s assistance in fuel transportation but denied that the fuel brought by the soldiers is sourced from the crisis reserves.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"pl\">Wojsko zaczyna pomaga\u0107 Orlenowi w zaopatrzeniu stacji w paliwa.<\/p>\n<p>Jednocze\u015bnie Orlen dementuje, \u017ce paliwo pochodzi z rezerw wojska. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rIyWGHQ2h0\">https:\/\/t.co\/rIyWGHQ2h0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Vlg9Pyw3i\">pic.twitter.com\/4Vlg9Pyw3i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rafa\u0142 Mundry (@RafalMundry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RafalMundry\/status\/1710956549374443957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Legal_Concerns_Emerge\"><\/span>Legal Concerns Emerge<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As reported by money.pl, one of Orlen&#8217;s shareholders has informed the prosecutor&#8217;s office about suspected illegal activities by the corporation&#8217;s board members. The allegation suggests that fuel prices in Poland should be approximately 1.40 PLN\/litre higher. &#8220;This is manual interference in the economy,&#8221; comments an anonymous male in a conversation with money.pl.<\/p>\n<p>This formal notification of suspicion against the board members of Orlen was submitted on October 10th to the District Prosecutor&#8217;s Office in P\u0142ock. The receipt of the notification was confirmed by Iwona \u015amigielska-Kowalska, the spokesperson for the District Prosecutor&#8217;s Office in P\u0142ock.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"pl\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Awarie&quot; i &quot;cud paliwowy&quot; na Orlenie. Jest zawiadomienie do prokuratury <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/722PAfA6tB\">https:\/\/t.co\/722PAfA6tB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dMIezF30by\">pic.twitter.com\/dMIezF30by<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Money.pl (@Money_pl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Money_pl\/status\/1712155749965770965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 11, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>In Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With notes of distributor malfunctions and military involvement, the situation at Orlen fuel stations in Poland raises many questions. However, the Office for the Protection of Competition and Consumers hasn&#8217;t issued any statements on the matter yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visitors to numerous Orlen fuel stations in Poland are met with a peculiar sight these days: notes hung up announcing distributor malfunctions. This isn&#8217;t an isolated incident. Many stations still don&#8217;t have diesel available, yet Orlen&#8217;s authorities continue to insist that there&#8217;s no problem. Photos of these notes have flooded the internet, previously revealing that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2598,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[244],"tags":[2679,41,2698,64,2683,3278],"class_list":["post-3726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-energy","tag-media","tag-orlen","tag-plock","tag-poland","tag-social-media","tag-twitter"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ceo.com.pl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}