Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) doesn’t expect it would be “forced” to buy gas from Russia after its supply deal with Gazprom expires at the end of next year, PGNiG’s chief executive officer Pawel Majewski told Reuters in an interview published on Friday. Poland has been trying for years to shake off its dependence on Russian gas as it considers Russia’s energy policy a threat to energy security. “We assume that after 2022 we will not be forced to buy gas from Gazprom. This is our strategy. That is why we are diversifying gas supplies to Poland – to ensure energy security,” PGNiG’s Majewski told Reuters. The top executive didn’t rule out spot purchases from the Russian gas giant in the future. Aiming to cut its dependence on Russia, PGNiG has signed in recent years several long-term contracts for the delivery of liquefied natural gas with major LNG […]