Year: 2025

US natural gas slides

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NEW YORK: US natural gas futures fell to a ten-month low on Monday, pressured by cooler weather forecasts and fading summer demand, easing concerns over tight storage levels ahead of winter. Front-month gas futures for September delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange were flat at USD2.70 per million British thermal units at 10:09 a.m. EDT (1410 GMT). The contract hit its lowest since November 4, 2024. “With summer waning, it is becoming clear that the expectation of strong power sector demand and growing exports limiting injections and giving us…

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Oil falls 2% from highest in almost 3 weeks, focus on Russian supply risks

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Oil falls

NEW YORK: Oil prices fell by about 2% on Tuesday a day after surging nearly 2%, as investors watched developments in the war in Ukraine and assessed potential disruption to Russian fuel supplies. Brent crude was down $1.28, or 1.9%, at $67.52 a barrel by 11:19 a.m. EDT, a day after hitting its highest since early August. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude lost $1.30, or about 2%, to $63.50. “Front and center in this week’s trade is the possibility that U.S. tariffs on India could be doubled to 50% as…

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Circular debt plan: OGDCL receives Rs7.73bn second interest payment

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Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s largest E&P firm, has received the second interest payment of Rs7.73 billion from Power Holding (Private) Limited (PHL) under the government’s circular debt settlement plan. The E&P disclosed the development in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday. “We are pleased to inform that, as part of the circular debt settlement plan, OGDCL has received the second installment, being one of twelve equal monthly installments of Rs7.725 billion, as interest payment from PHL, pursuant to the Government of Pakistan…

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Russia raises August oil export plan after drone strikes disrupt refineries, sources say

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MOSCOW: Russia has revised up its crude oil export plan from western ports by 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August from the initial schedule after Ukrainian drone attacks disrupted refinery operations and freed up more crude for shipment, three people familiar with the matter said. Export planning remains uncertain, however, due to ongoing strikes and shifting repair schedules, so delays and volume revisions are likely, they said. “Attacks are ongoing and repair deadlines change daily. It’s unclear how much Russia can load this month or next,” one person said.…

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H.E. Minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi meets Pakistan’s Petroleum Minister

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Petroleum Minister

His Excellency Mr. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, met in Doha today with H.E. Mr. Ali Pervaiz Malik, the Federal Minister of Petroleum of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Discussions during the meeting dealt with bilateral relations and cooperation in the field of energy between Qatar and Pakistan and means to enhance them.

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