Month: September 2022

The Indonesian and Pakistani Transition from Coal to Renewable Energy

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Indonesia and Pakistan have ample access to sun and wind making these countries uniquely suited to transition to renewable energy. However both of these countries have invested considerably in coal fired energy. These investments and the overall reliance on coal have increased national debt and contributed to high rates of global warming based on carbon dioxide emissions. Pakistan is further confronting a severe energy crisis. This online symposium brings together an internationally recognized panel of experts to discuss the inherent dangers of coal powered energy, the challenges to transitioning to…

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The government on Wednesday decided to withdraw the authority of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) to decide prices of petroleum products.

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The government on Wednesday decided to withdraw the authority of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) to decide prices of petroleum products. According to sources, the market will determine the prices of petroleum products starting from November. An important meeting was held under the chairmanship of OGRA Chairman Masroor Khan. The heads of oil marketing companies, petroleum division and other officials participated in the meeting. According to the sources, the issue of deregulating the prices of petroleum products was discussed in detail in the meeting. Oil refineries and other…

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China Agrees to Pay for Russian Gas in Roubles and Yuan: Gazprom

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Russia’s energy giant Gazprom says it has signed an agreement with China to start payments for gas supplies to China in yuan and roubles instead of US dollars, in a sign of warming relations between Beijing and Moscow, which is under Western sanctions. “The new payment mechanism is a mutually beneficial, timely, reliable and practical solution,” Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller was quoted as saying in a statement following a video conference meeting with the head of China’s oil group CNPC, Dai Houliang. Miller added that it will “simplify calculations” and…

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Oil Falls as Demand Fears Overtake OPEC Led Rally

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Oil prices sank on Tuesday after a two-day rally as concern returned about weaker demand and the prospect of more interest rate hikes trumped support from Opec+’s first output target cut since 2020. Brent crude was down $3.26, or 3.4 per cent, to $92.48 at 11:27 a.m. EDT (1527 GMT). US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell from Monday’s trading to $86.37, down 50 cents or 0.6pc from Friday’s close. Technical factors, including that the U.S. benchmark has been trading since Sunday without settlement due to the Labor Day holiday, helped…

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Alarming Rs2.7tr Hike in July Debt

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In an alarming development, public debt in July increased by Rs2.7 trillion – at an average of Rs88 billion a day – almost entirely because of the government’s revaluation of external debt due to 17% currency depreciation in a single month. With the fresh addition of Rs2.7 trillion in the month of July, the total debt, that is the direct responsibility of the federal government, has shot up to a new record of Rs50.5 trillion, according to figures released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Tuesday. The total…

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