Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) plummeted to multi-year lows this week, pressured by a lack of demand to consume abundant supplies. As milder-than-usual winter in both Asia and Europe is curbing demand, there were deals done below $4.00 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) this week, the lowest level in more than 10 years. The average LNG…
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European gasoline margins rise as oil falls
Northwest European gasoline barge refining margins rose on Friday as oil prices fell. Gasoline stocks held in independent storage in the Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) refining and storage hub dropped by almost 7% in the week to Thursday, data released by Insights Global showed. Arrivals of European gasoline and gasoline components to the United States have remained low at about 395,900 tonnes…
Read MoreDiscos’ power tariff may be increased by Rs 0.35 per unit
The government is likely to increase power tariff of Distribution Companies (Discos) by Rs 0.35 per unit for second quarter of fiscal year 2019-20 to collect about Rs 30-35 billion from consumers’ as capacity payment of IPPs as per agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This will be in addition to Rs 1 per unit increase in Fuel Price…
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