he South American country of Guyana is undergoing rapid development as a result of a string of offshore oil discoveries by ExxonMobil, NYSE:XOM). Announcements by the company since 2017 have added more than 8 bn barrels of reserves, spread over 18 discoveries in the deep waters of that country. Thus far one FPSO has been ordered to serve the Liza…
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For years now, we have seen a growing divide between oil supermajors in Europe and the United States, as Big Oil has split into two factions on opposite sides of the Atlantic over what to do in response to climate change and increasing global calls for decarbonization. As climate activists grow louder and policymakers ramp up the pressure on the fossil fuels…
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The U.S. is discussing with its European allies a price cap on Russian oil. The goal is to keep Russian oil flowing into international markets but curb budget revenues from it to discourage Russia from continuing the war in Ukraine. Theoretically. The situation is not dissimilar to wanting to eat your cake and have it, too. On the one hand,…
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K-Electric (KE) has sought immediate payment of Rs 25 billion from the federal government to clear outstanding amount of SSGC as the latter has threatened to encash bank guarantee of Rs 6 billion provided by former as security deposit in addition to immediately reducing gas supplies by 10 MMCFD on daily basis, which may increase load-shedding. This was the crux…
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Pakistan will seek a deferred payment plan for liquefied natural gas bought under long term deals with Qatar, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Saturday, as country faces a balance of payments crisis and falling foreign exchange reserves. “We’ve talked about a deferred payment plan … or at least I’ve requested this … and (Pakistan’s) petroleum minister is doing negotiations…
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Former federal minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Umer Ayub said on Saturday that their government left had left the price of electricity at Rs 16 per unit that would shoot up to Rs 40 per unit next month, while the petrol price would soar to Rs 310 per liter. Addressing a press conference flanked by former finance minister Shaukat…
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Pakistan can achieve substantial savings due to policies favouring Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs). The country can save approximately $779 million per annum if 40 percent of vehicles are converted into Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs). Around 19 percent of total imports by Pakistan are petroleum products and it is the largest sector that consumes huge foreign exchange. According to an estimate,…
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Pakistan continues to face a serious electricity crisis for the last three weeks or so, as load shedding has intensified across the country. The power deficit in the National Transmission & Despatch Company (NTDC) network is currently recorded at over 7,000MW, and the power supply-demand gap is likely to widen in the coming days due to fast-growing demand for electricity…
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The government on Friday allocated funds amounting to Rs1.480 billion in the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the year 2022-23 to advance nine ongoing petroleum sector projects. According to the budgetary documents, the incumbent government earmarked another Rs150.560 million for establishment of National Mineral Data Centre (NMDC)(Dte Gen of Minerals, Rs303.700 million for expansion and up-gradation of Pakistan Petroleum…
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