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Count Adam Skrzyński (1853–1905) – entrepreneur who brought Libusza into the global economy

Count Adam Skrzyński was born in Libusza, where oil was extracted from 1856 and where the pioneers of petroleum distillation began their bold work. He died in Marienbad. He opened an oil refinery in his home town. He produced pharmaceutical petrol and sold it to England, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, and France.He displayed his products at the industrial fairs organised in Galicia, including the 1882 fair in Przemyśl. In 1874, he built a railway line to connect the refinery with the main line running through the nearby village of Zagórzany. He imported experienced miners from Canada (including William Henry McGarvey), who popularised the Canadian (stem) drilling method. Not only did Skrzyński take care of his business but he was also an active member of the National Oil Association, which handled the mutual business of all oilmen.
Countess Jadwiga Straszewska (1826–1903) – businesswoman from Lipinki village

Countess Jadwiga Straszewska spent her entire life in Lipinki in the district of Gorlice. She inherited land from her parents. The accidental discovery of oil in the water inside a well dug upon her order changed her life. The venture was financed by the members of the newly established oil companies: Straszewska–Fibich and Stawiarski–Straszewska. During World War I, the refinery was destroyed and the deposit was considerably depleted during World War II because of predatory exploitation. It was pretty much all gone by the 1970s. However, before all these events, more than 650 wells had been drilled in Lipinki, which produced a total of more than 500 thousand tonnes of oil. A single heiress, who decided to take advantage of the opportunity presented by the oil boom starting in Poland, was the mother of this success.
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