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Poland's Major Oil Discovery Could Double Reserves

7/21/2025

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Poland is celebrating a monumental oil discovery off the Baltic Sea coast, as Central European Petroleum (CEP) reveals the Wolin East 1 well could hold an astonishing 22 million tonnes of recoverable oil and 5 billion cubic metres of gas. This find has the potential to double the nation’s oil reserves and significantly lessen its reliance on foreign fossil fuels.

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Poland is celebrating a monumental oil discovery off the Baltic Sea coast, as Central European Petroleum (CEP) reveals the Wolin East 1 well could hold an astonishing 22 million tonnes of recoverable oil and 5 billion cubic metres of gas. This find has the potential to double the nation’s oil reserves and significantly lessen its reliance on foreign fossil fuels.