• CLEAN AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY Natural gas is the cleanest and most environmentally friendly of all fossil fuels...Read more

  • WELL DRILLING PADThe size of a typical drilling pad is about 1 hectare. To compare, the floorage of an average shopping centre is 4.5 hectares... Read more

  • SECURING OF WELL DRILLING PADA drilling pad as well as the adjacent pool are reinforced and tightened with concrete slabs. Protective foil is additionally laid where necessary.

  • WORK NOISEWell drilling does not produce onerous noise. The intensity of sounds generated in connection with drilling work is lower than that generated by street traffic.Read more

  • SAFETY OF FRACTURING PROCESSIn Poland, exploration wells in shale rock are drilled to depths of over 2.5 km.Read more

  • COMPOSITION OF FRACTURING FLUIDFracturing fluid is 95% water. Read more

  • NO MAJOR LANDSCAPE INTERFERENCEIf gas production is launched, the land surrounding the isolated, secured zone, is subject to a reclamation treatment. Read more

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee has acted within the Supervisory Board as its standing body since November 27th 2008. The Audit Committee is composed of at least three members of the Supervisory Board, including at least one member independent from PGNiG or any entity significantly affiliated with PGNiG and appointed by the General Meeting pursuant to PGNiG’s Articles of Association. Such a person has to be competent in accounting and finance matters. The members of the Audit Committee are appointed by the Supervisory Board.

The powers and the manner of operation of the Company’s governing bodies are described in detail in the Articles of Association and rules of procedure for the General Meeting, the Supervisory Board (including the rules of procedure for the Audit Committee) and the Management Board. The documents are available at www.pgnig.pl in the Corporate Governance section.