ABOUT MND

We treat every location in which we operate as if it were our home

Safety and sustainability are the most important components of MND’s activities. Our priority is protecting the health of both our employees and the people living around us.

What we do

   

WHAT WE DO

We produce traditional energy sources

We have explored for crude oil and natural gas since 1913. We supply gas and power to up to 200 000 households throughout the country.

We have over 100 years of experience in our field.
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We are expanding our portfolio of traditional sources to include renewable energy sources

By using renewable energy sources we are reducing CO2 generation, thus contributing to the future energy transformation.

We will achieve energy self-sufficiency using renewable sources in 2025.
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We bring technologies that protect the environment

We are focusing on reducing CO2 emissions. We are contributing to meeting environmental commitments by using technology for storing CO2 in rock structures.

We are actively involved in meeting European Green Deal targets.
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We trade with energy


We cover the main energy markets and raw materials.
We focus on transparency and long-term relationships

We are playing our part in reducing our carbon footprint.
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OTHER COMPANIES IN THE MND GROUP

MND Energy Storage

Construction and operation of underground gas storage facilities.

MND Drilling & Services

Exploration and mining drilling, geothermal energy drilling.

MND Energie

Supplying gas and electricity to households and companies.

OUR VALUES

“A person naturally loves the region in which they grew up and feels some responsibility for its development. We care about MND’s participation in the life of the community and do everything we can to ensure that people have good lives in our region.”

Jana Hamršmídová
ENERGY DIVISION DIRECTOR

We are part of the community

We have a long-term focus on activities that maintain centuries-old traditions, protect the environment and contribute towards our children’s engagement in sport and knowledge development. We care for our region and create space for communities to cooperate.

Our current projects include the renovation of Olivetská hora (Mount of Olives), the refinement of the Lesopark Bažantnice Dúbrava forest park, and the establishment of Školka v pohybu (Kindergarten in Motion).

All projects

WHERE WE OPERATE

Czechia

We traditionally focus on exploring for and extracting crude oil and natural gas, but are newly focusing on environmentally friendly technologies such as CCS (Carbon Capture Storage), renewable energy sources and others.

We are the largest drilling contractor in the Czech Republic, where we carry out extraction and exploration drilling, drilling for gas storage facilities, and hydro and geothermal drilling.

We have constructed and operate strategically important gas storage facilities.

We supply electricity and gas to a quarter of a million consumption points in the Czech Republic.

We trade in:

  • Gas
  • Gas storage facilities
  • Electricity
  • CO2
Slovakia

We trade in:

  • Gas
  • Gas storage facilities
  • Electricity
Germany

Since 2002, we have operated the Stockstadt and Hähnlein underground storage facilities with the capability to store hydrogen in natural gas admixtures of up to 5% H2. This is how we can store transformed electricity.

We trade in:

  • Gas
  • Gas storage facilities
  • Electricity
  • CO2
Netherlands

We trade in:

  • Gas
  • Gas storage facilities
  • Electricity
  • Coal
Austria

We trade in:

  • Gas
  • Gas storage facilities
France

We trade in:

  • Electricity
Hungary

We trade in:

  • Gas
  • Gas storage facilities
  • Electricity
Ukraine

We have been actively developing activities focused on the exploration and extraction of natural hydrocarbons, primarily natural gas, in Ukraine since 2014.

Here, too, we are focusing on using renewable energy sources. The largest current project of this nature is the construction of the Oriv wind farm.

We trade in:

  • Gas
  • Gas storage facilities
Great Britain

With our most powerful Bentec 450 drilling rig we are participating in a geothermal well in Cornwall in Britain, creating a renewable, recirculating energy source for the EDEN locality there. With this contract, we have made significant progress in the promising geothermal energy segment.

    The transformation of the company gives a glimpse into a greener future

    2020

    In the context of the transformation of the EU economy, there is a need to reduce the carbon footprint and to find more ecological methods of obtaining energy. Work with new sources will help us return to the Earth what it is giving us.

    Commencement of gas and electricity sales to households and small enterprises

    2014

    MND begins offering extracted gas directly to households. Later in the year it added competitively priced electricity to its offer.

    Entry into Ukraine

    2013

    The commencement of intensive exploratory work leading to a gradual increase in natural gas extraction to the current 340 000 m³ per day. The original four exploration licences were complemented with a further two in 2021.

    First private underground gas storage facility in the CR

    1999

    MND participates in the construction and launch of the first private underground gas storage facility in the Czech Republic. The gas storage facility in Dolní Bojanovice with a capacity of 520 million m3 contributes towards obtaining a strategic gas supply for citizens and enterprises in the CR.

    Privatisation brings innovation and new business opportunities

    1996

    Moravské naftové doly becomes a one-hundred-percent private company. Private capital brings technology innovations and the possibility of entering new markets.

    Expansion abroad

    1995

    MND intensively expands its activities in Pakistan. The discovery of the Sawan gas deposit in 1997 opens additional opportunities for expansion in Pakistan and the Near East.

    Československé naftové doly based in Hodonín

    1946

    The merger of all extraction and refining activities in the Hodonín region creates a state-owned enterprise with almost 2 000 employees. After the establishment of the Federation in 1969, this is split into Slovak and Czech parts. Moravské naftové doly is created.

    Discovery of crude oil and gas

    1913

    The first discovery of crude oil in the territory of the Vienna Basin opens a new chapter in the development of the extraction industry in Southern Moravia.

    Karel Komárek
    CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    He is the founder of KKCG and focuses primarily on its long-term strategic development. In cooperation with the other members of the Board of Directors and the management of the individual holdings, he sets the investment strategy in individual key areas of interest and participates in the creation of long-term partnerships, especially with foreign investors and business partners.

    He was also involved in the creation of a number of public benefit projects, including the Dvořák Prague Festival and the Proměny Foundation.

    Miroslav Jestřabík
    MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    He is a member of the Board of Directors of KKCG, MND Group A.G, MND, and MND Drilling & Services.

    Miroslav Jestřabík has held top management positions at KKCG since 1998. He is responsible for the management, development and strategy of the Energy Sector pillar. He held executive positions in the banking sector prior to joining KKCG.

    Jiří Ječmen
    MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

    He has worked at KKCG since 2003, and participated in managing the restructuring of the MND group between 2006 and 2010. He was a member and later vice-chairman of the Supervisory Board of SPP Bohemia, the operator of the underground gas storage facility at Dolní Bojanovice, for three years from 2007. He was appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of Moravia Gas Storage in 2011, and currently holds the position of member of the Supervisory Board there.

    Jana Hamršmídová
    DIRECTOR OF THE ENERGY SECTOR DIVISION

    She joined the predecessor of today’s MND after graduating in 1987, spending a large part of her professional career there in expert technical and management positions in the fields of hydrocarbon deposit exploration and extraction and underground natural gas storage.

    She worked abroad in Slovakia and Austria from 2004 to 2010 in the same fields.

    In 2010, she returned to MND as director of the Geology Section. She was appointed director of the Energy Sector Division in 2019.

    Martin Pich
    DIRECTOR OF THE TRADING DIVISION

    He studied Economics and National Economy at the Technical University of Ostrava, and initially worked as an analyst after graduation. He has worked in the energy business since 2001. He worked for the Swiss company Alpiq for 12 years. He has been at MND since 2017, and was appointed director of the Trading Division in 2019.

    Audit Committee

    Ing. Ilona Heligrová – Chairman

    Born on 24. 6. 1957
    Residing in M. Benky 3321/14, 695 01 Hodonín
    The Auditor, member of the Czech Chamber of Auditors, authorization No. 1681
    Independent member with a special qualification
    Member of the Audit Committee since 13.3.2018

    Ing. Peter Kováčik – Member

    Born on 20. 10. 1963
    Residing in Výstavní 4470/27, Hodonín, PSČ 695 01
    The Auditor, member of the Czech Chamber of Auditors, authorization No.1623
    Member of the Audit Committee 15. 5. 2024

    Ing. Radim Ciprys - Member

    Born on 22. 9. 1972
    Residing in Čs. armády 38, 691 41 Břeclav - Poštorná
    Member with a basic qualification
    Member of the Audit Committee 13.3.2018