Month: March 2020

International oil prices (Brent crude) have come down to 36.79 USD/bbl (Monday, March 9). By the time, readers read these lines, Brent crude may go down further. At its highest peak in the last days of February, Brent Crude was $56. This is a 35 percent drop in international oil prices in less than a month. The highest peak within the current year was $70.25/bbl. From that reference, it is almost a 50 percent drop today. This is a God-send opportunity and concession for the government of Pakistan and the…

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Coronavirus’s economic danger is exponentially greater than its health risks to the public. If the virus does directly affect your life, it is most likely to be through stopping you going to work, forcing your employer to make you redundant, or bankrupting your business. The trillions of dollars wiped from financial markets this week will be just the beginning, if our governments do not step in. And if President Trump continues to stumble in his handling of the situation, it may well affect his chances of re-election. Joe Biden in particular has identified Covid-19…

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LONDON: Oil prices were set for their biggest weekly slide since the 2008 financial crisis despite a 5% bounce on Friday, as the coronavirus outbreak threatened demand and crude producers promised more supply. Brent crude was up $1.83, or 5.5% on the day, at $35.05 per barrel by 1100 GMT but were still 23% lower on the week – the biggest weekly drop since December 2008. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up $1.54, or 4.9%, at $33.05 per barrel but was also on track to lose a fifth of…

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Just two weeks before it was set to take place the 27th HVACR EXPO, Pakistan’s biggest HVACR related event has been delayed as the global Coronavirus outbreak becomes deadlier. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Novel Coronavirus is a Pandemic and global health emergency. The event was originally supposed to take place in the last week of March. It has now been moved to 23 – 25th July 2020. The official Press statement issued by the Pakistan HVACR society states, “Because of the Novel Coronavirus, many of our International Partners…

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The 2,400MW Hassyan clean coal power station is an ultra-supercritical (USC) power plant being developed in Saih Shuaib, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Upon completion, the project is set to be the first coal-based power plant in the region. Construction of the $3.4bn power plant commenced in November 2016. It will comprise four units of 600MW each, which are expected to start operations in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively, in March of those years. Hassyan Energy Company, which is a joint-venture (JV) between Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA, 51%) and…

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