SCCI rejects decision of gas suspension to industries, CNG sector in KP

he Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has rejected the government’s decision to suspend gas supplies to industries and the CNG sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) from next week, terming it unacceptable for the business community.Lamenting the move, SCCI President Sherbaz Bilour Bilour, while talking to a group of industrialists here at his office on Saturday, called the decision…

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Over two-thirds of offshore oil output remains shut in U.S. Gulf -regulator

Sept 10 (Reuters) – U.S. offshore oil companies restored almost 200,000 barrels of production on Friday, while most of the Gulf Coast crude output remained offline following Hurricane Ida, government data showed. The storm hit the U.S. Gulf of Mexico almost two weeks ago, damaging infrastructure and removing more than 21 million barrels of production from the market. Over two-thirds…

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Deemed duty’s collection, utilisation continue to haunt refineries

The deemed duty collection in the past for upgradation purposes continues to haunt refineries as the Cabinet Committee on Transport and Logistics (CCoTL) here on Monday directed the Petroleum Division to come up within two days with details of deemed duty on POL products since its imposition on the POL consumers and utilisation of the amount collected in this head.…

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NEPRA allows Rs1.37 tariff hike

The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday increased power tariff by Rs1.3771 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) on account of fuel cost adjustment (FCA) for July 2021. The Central Power Purchasing Agency-Guarantee (CPPA-G) had requested a positive FCA of Rs1.4685/kWh, having impact of Rs22.3 billion. The FCA for July 2021 will be charged in the billing month of September 2021,…

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CCoE to discuss refining policy, cheap power tariff on Sept 13

A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) has been called on Monday to consider approval of the oil refining policy 2021, cheaper electricity rates to domestic and commercial consumers to encourage incremental consumption for space heating in winter and retention of some old power plants ordered by the federal cabinet. To be presided over by Planning Minister Asad…

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After Pak Army’s security cover: Suspension of work at Dasu project worries Wapda

Following the subversive activity by anti-CPEC forces on July 14, Wapda has provided the signature of Pakistan’s regular Army at the Dasu Hydropower project’s site and upgraded its security apparatus up to the satisfaction of Chinese government, but even after almost two months, China’s Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) has not started construction work, which is questionable. Gezhouba also suspended its…

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