Year: 2022

Such a prospect would have seemed impossible only a few weeks ago. Before war broke out, European nations were rolling out increasingly ambitious plans to phase out the carbon-intensive fuel even as gas prices rose, power plants were going offline and some countries were exiting coal completely. But Russia’s brutal attack on Ukraine has upended European energy markets, exposing the continent’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels and prompting a scramble for alternatives. Coal is one of the few short-term options available to parts of Europe, including its biggest economy, Germany.…

Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has said that the government is providing a subsidy of Rs 104 billion per month to keep petrol prices at Rs 150 per litre; “at the current international rate, its actual price is Rs 240 per litre”. “We are expecting an economic growth rate over 5 percent this year and inflation will hover in the range of eight to 10 percent. The year 2022 will be the year of growth and we are on the path of sustainable growth,” he expressed these views while addressing…

Oil prices have continued their wild ride this week, with Brent swinging up and down in a $33 a barrel range after ending the wildest week on record last week amid twists and turns in the international response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Last week saw Brent Crude trading a massive $20 a barrel range, as the Russian invasion of Ukraine sparked concerns about supply amid an exodus of buyers of Russian commodities. That was the highest ever trading range for a week since the Brent benchmark was launched…

Karachi Electric (KE) has expressed reluctance to purchase expensive spot-priced re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) from Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL), saying that any inequality in the RLNG pricing for PLL’s supply to KE as compared to the other power plants in the country should be avoided. The power utility, which intends to inaugurate first unit of 450 MW its RLNG-fired power of 900 MW on March 21 or 22, 2022, has conveyed its concerns to Petroleum Division. KE’s Chief Regulatory Affairs & Government Relations Officer, Imran Qureshi, in his letter…