Oil prices climb as market weighs Ukraine war escalation

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LONDON: Oil edged higher on Wednesday as concerns about escalating hostilities in the Ukraine war potentially disrupting oil supply from Russia outweighed data showing rising U.S. crude stocks. Brent crude futures for January were up 49 cents, or 0.7%, to $73.80 a barrel at 1313 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures for December, due to expire on Wednesday, were up 71 cents, or 1%, to $70.10, while the more active WTI contract for January was up 56 cents, or 0.8%, at $69.80. The escalating war between major oil producer…

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Iraq’s fuel oil exports head for record year after Oct volumes jump

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SINGAPORE: Iraq’s fuel oil exports are on track to hit all-time highs this year after the country ramped up shipments in October as domestic demand eased even as output rose, according to industry sources and ship-tracking data. The boost in exports of the residue fuel will support oil revenues for OPEC’s second-largest producer despite stagnant crude shipments this year due to production caps under quotas set by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, or OPEC+. Higher exports from Iraq will also add to global supply and…

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Expanding renewables: Kohat Cement installs 5.34 MW solar power plant

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Kohat Cement Company Limited (KOHC) has installed and commissioned a 5.34 MW on-grid solar power plant. The cement maker shared the development in its notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday. “We are pleased to announce that the company has successfully installed and commissioned a 5.34 MW on-grid solar power plant at the company’s plant site, Kohat,” read the notice. “This installation is in addition to the 10 MW solar power plant already installed and operational at the same location,” it added. KOHC is one of the strong…

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Why Oil Companies Are Walking Back From Green Energy

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As leaders gather for a global climate summit, investors are rewarding oil giants like Exxon Mobil that did not embrace wind and solar. When oil and gas companies made ambitious commitments four years ago to curb emissions and transition to renewable energy, their businesses were in free fall. Demand for the fuels was drying up as the pandemic took hold. Prices plunged. And large Western oil companies were hemorrhaging money, with losses topping $100 billion, according to the energy consulting firm Wood Mackenzie. Renewable energy, it seemed to many companies…

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Mr. Saquib Fayyaz Magoon, SVP FPCCI, graced the inauguration of IDEAS 2024 at Expo Centre, Karachi.

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He met Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Chief Guest & Federal Minister for Defence and Mr. Jam Kamal Khan, Guest of Honor & Federal Minister of Commerce; Mr. Kamran Tessori, Governor Sindh; Dr. Farooq Sattar and Mrs. Nasreen Jalil, on the sidelines of the internationally and economically-significant exhibition. Lt. Gen. Muhammad Chiragh Haider, HI (M), Secretary (DP) and Brig Iftikhar Opel, SI (M), Retd., Secretary General, FPCCI, were also present on the occasion. SVP FPCCI expressed his satisfaction that Maj. Gen. Asad Nawaz Khan, HI (M), Director General, Defence Export Promotion Organization…

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