It was not before 1854 that Tytus Trzecieski, a philosopher, farmer and a miner by profession - owner of the Polanka bestate/b - got in contact with Ignacy Lukasiewicz. He presented Lukasiewicz a sample of oil from Bobrka and was assured of its value. A company set up by both men, b.../b However, the time had come when Lukasiewicz - the founder of the Bobrka oil field and the nearby refinery in bChorkowka/b (1873) - had to retire, and to hand his duties over to someone else. b.../b
