Press Release

Prague, 9 February 2007. „All fuel samples collected at Benzina gas stations in 2006 complied with the current quality norms." This is a conclusion of the Czech Trade Inspection (ČOI), after a regular fuel quality testing in the Czech Republic. The national average of quality defects in 2006 reached 4,8% of all samples collected at the gas stations across the entire market.

In the period from January - December 2006, the ČOI inspectors collected 2179 samples throughout the Czech Republic, of that 203 samples at Benzina, a.s. gas stations. These 203 samples were assessed during the testing as high quality fuel complying with all tested parameters within the norm. The control focused on all types of car petrol, diesel, LPG and fuels with a bio component.

„We are very pleased by the results of the Czech Trade Inspection control; however it is also a commitment for us. Of course we will maintain this standard in future and our customers may be sure that they will tank high quality fuel at Benzina gas stations", comments Ing. Václav Loula, Director of Quality Division.

The stated data correspond with the results of internal controls conducted at the same time by the Institute of fuel and lubricants (ÚPM). These controls did not detect any defects in the collected samples of the car petrol and diesel.

Based on several years quality monitoring, Benzina received from ÚPM already in 2004 a certificate of the „Quality Seal", guaranteeing the customers that the fuel is regularly tested and complying with the quality norms. Benzina is one of few gas stations chains in the Czech Republic who received the Quality Seal". The quality is controlled by an inspection authority accredited for fuels, the tests are conducted by an accredited laboratory under the complex testing norms.

Contact:

Lenka Svobodová

Press spokeswoman of BENZINA a.s.

tel. +420 736 506 368

e-mail: lenka.svobodova@benzina.cz

www.benzina.cz

Information for press:

Benzina with its 320 public gas stations operates the largest national network in the Czech Republic offering additive fuels and other goods and services to a broad range of customers. Benzina was established on 1 January 1994 by dividing the former state enterprise Benzina to Benzina, a. s., ČEPRO, a. s., (product pipelines) and state enterprise Benzina. Today, the company is a 100% subsidiary of UNIPETROL holding. In 2005, Benzina controlled 9,9% of market, thus ranking third on the local retail market.

UNIPETROL with sales of 105,8 billion CZK and net profit of 3,46 billion CZK in 2005, the company is one of the key corporations in the Czech Republic. It specializes on oil refining, petro-chemistry, agro-chemistry and qualified chemistry. The registered capital of the company exceeds 18 billion CZK and the company employs 7 thousand people. PKN ORLEN acquired the majority stake of UNIPETROL in 2005.

PKN ORLEN is the largest oil company in Central Europe headquartered in Poland. Thanks to its sales of 42,8 billion zloty (approximately 311 billion CZK) in 2005, the company ranks first as the largest corporation within the new EU member states. The PKN group currently works on the acquisition of the largest Baltic refinery in Latvian Mažeik. The PKN ORLEN shares are traded on stock exchanges in Warsaw and London. The entire group ORLEN has approximately 80 subsidiaries and employees more than 20 thousand people.