Month: May 2020

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday expressed serious concern over the deteriorating performance of the power distribution companies (Discos), increasing circular debt and worsening governance in the power sector. It advised the govern­ment to immediately close down its power plants. In its flagship State of the Industry Report 2019, the power regulator questioned the continua­tion of…

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ISLAMABAD: National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has accused the Power Division of controlling Distribution Companies (Discos), which use it as a shield, which leads to competition and opening of the sector. The regulator, in its State of Industry Report 2019, released Friday, has said that the power sector is under extreme financial pressure due to high cost of electricity…

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Islamabad: GE (NYSE:GE) has announced the appointment of Masroor Mahmud as its CEO for Pakistan. He is mandated with driving the company’s growth in the country and aligning business strategy across all GE sectors with the government’s vision for development. In addition, Masroor will focus on enhancing talent development, ensuring risk management, and building a strong GE brand, through long-term, strategic…

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has warned that as the expiry date for the June West Texas Intermediate contract approaches, the chances of extra price volatility have increased. The regulator told brokers, exchanges, and clearing houses that “they are expected to prepare for the possibility that certain contracts may continue to experience extreme market volatility, low liquidity and possibly negative…

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Falling prices for oil and natural gas during the novel coronavirus pandemic have prompted the closure of nearly a quarter of land-based US rigs in the United States, excluding Alaska, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report on Thursday WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik – 14th May, 2020) Falling prices for oil and natural gas during the novel…

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Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)’s investigation team in connection with the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) scam. Abbasi appeared before the NAB’s combined investigation team (CIT) at its Rawalpindi bureau. The CIT handed over Abbasi a questionnaire, which contains questions regarding evidence collected by…

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A small and tedious-looking announcement of the ratification of a bylaw relating to the issuance of securities appeared on Iranian government-affiliated websites last week and was unsurprisingly ignored by the world’s international media but not OilPrice.com. To OilPrice.com the blank statement that Iran’s First Vice President, Eshaq Jahangiri, signed off on the issuance of Islamic compliant securities in the calendar year…

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ISLAMABAD: The country’s public sector company – Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has recently defaulted on payments to LNG supplier- Gunvor – and payments on various POL products to some local refineries of PARCO (Pak-Arab Refinery Company), National Refinery Limited (NRL) and ENAR due to severe liquidity crisis that has touched new heights due to non-payment of dues of over Rs100…

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The Sindh High Court has issued notices to the ministry of petroleum, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra), the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGU) and others on the petition filed by the Petroleum and CNG Dealers Association, seeking a reduction in gas prices for the CNG sector. The petitioners told the SHC that the federal government was under a…

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Islamabad: The Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) – the indexes service and analytics provider has added Mari Petroleum to its global small indexes along with PPL, replacing Nishat Mills and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines. According to MSCI the changes will take place at close of May 29, 2020, says a press release. Total number of Pakistani constituents in the small…

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