Day: February 26, 2020

Vice Chairman National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) Bahadur Shah on Tuesday said that provision of clean, affordable and reliable electricity was vital for poverty reduction, sustainable development and economic growth ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 25th Feb, 2020 ) :Vice Chairman National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) Bahadur Shah on Tuesday said that provision of clean, affordable and reliable electricity was vital for poverty reduction, sustainable development and economic growth. “We urgently need a long-term solution to Pakistan‘s energy needs and this can only be achieved through working…

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KARACHI: Pakistan Petroleum Limited’s (PPL) profit dropped 19% to Rs24.4 billion in the half year ended December 31, 2019, dented by higher operating and exploration expenses. PPL reported lower-than-expected earnings during the outgoing quarter. This deviation from our estimates was mainly on account of higher-than-expected exploration expenses,” said Topline Securities’ analyst Fawad Basir. Revenue depicted an uptrend as it increased from Rs79.1 billion to Rs85.6 billion in the half year on the back of 14% year-on-year rupee devaluation against the greenback. “However, oil and gas production witnessed 2% and 13% year-on-year…

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KARACHI: As the number of coronavirus cases rose outside China, oil slid more than five per cent at its session low on Monday, falling into bear market territory, amidst fear regarding a slowdown in the global economy. With the virus still present in China- the world largest importer and consumer of oil and  dampened oil demand, WTI, Brent and Arab light went down by 15.8pc, 16.3pc and 14.5pc respectively in the last two months or so. As the situation is getting worse with the outbreak spreading across South Korea, Italy, Iran,…

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