Day: September 4, 2022

Factbox-Germany’s LNG import project plans

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German is acquiring liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals as part of its efforts to diversify away from Russian gas. It leased four floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) in May capable of importing at least 5 billion cubic metres (bcm) of seaborne gas per year, two of them due to become available this year. Wilhelmshaven will become the first LNG hub and Brunsbuettel the second, to be developed by Uniper and RWE, respectively.The Elbe river port of Stade and Lubmin on the Baltic Sea will receive the two other FSRUs,…

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Asia Fuel Oil: HSFO Margins Weaken

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Refining margins for 180-cst high sulphur fuel oil remained weak on Friday despite an uptick in cash differentials over recent trading sessions. The front-month crack was at a discount of $20.60 per barrel at the Asia close (0830 GMT) on Friday, declining further compared to an average discount of $16.59 per barrel over last month, based on Refinitiv data. Fuel oil demand for power generation is expected to soften further as peak summer has retreated in the Middle East, while plentiful supplies weigh on the market. Spot trading activity was…

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A Cap on Russian oil prices? G7 Eyes Untried, Risky Plan

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Capping the price of Russian oil, an approach G7 members said Friday they want to pursue “urgently,” would be an unprecedented move and one which some analysts say could backfire. Russian oil would be purchased at a discount from prevailing market prices, to limit Moscow’s profits as it prosecutes its war against Ukraine; but it would keep the price above the cost of production to ensure incentive for its export. The discounted rates, calculated separately for crude oil and refined petroleum products, could be regularly revised, according to a US…

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PM Prods Discos to Restore Power Supply on War Footing in Flood Hit Areas

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On the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the administration is working on war-footing to restore electricity in flood-hit areas across the country. PM Shehbaz himself is monitoring the work of power restoration in areas hit by large-scale deluges and the authorities will report him about the progress on work on daily basis. All the high-ups in power division have been directed to accelerate efforts in this regard. In his tweet today, Prime Minister Shehbaz wrote: “A massive national effort is underway to restore essential services in the flood-hit areas.…

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Pakistan to Reopen Power Deals

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Pakistan has assured the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it will “strive” to reduce capacity payments to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) power projects either by renegotiating deals or having loans rescheduled — a big concession that might prove to become costly. Written assurance has been given in the Memorandum for Economic and Financial Policies (MEFP), which the IMF released on Friday as part of its combined staff level report of the 7th and 8th reviews of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme. “We are striving to reduce capacity payments,…

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