Gunvor Singapore has offered the lowest bid for the delivery of one cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Pakistan in November at 13.8699% slope of Brent, an official said. The delivery window for the cargo – 140,000 cubic metres and with an energy content 3,200,000 MMBTU – is November 15 to 16, the bid document showed. Only two bidders…
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SOEs reluctant to import LNG as per govt policy
ISLAMABAD: The country is likely to face acute shortage of gas in winter as the State Owned Entities (SOEs) are reluctant to import LNG in accordance with government policy. In July 2019, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) had allowed private sector to import LNG through excess terminal capacity under third party access mechanism. However, even after the passage of more…
Read MoreSSGC to meet increased gas demand with additional RLNG injection
SLAMABAD-The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), which is mainly responsible for supplying gas in Sindh and Balochistan provinces, has evolved an effective strategy of injecting additional RLNG in its transmission network to meet the increased commodity demand during the upcoming peak winter season. “This year, around 160 MMCFD (Million Cubic Feet per Day) gas is expected to be short supplied…
Read MoreHigh tariff unlikely to control debt
ISLAMABAD: Circular debt has haunted every government and same is the case with the current Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) administration. It has made efforts to control losses and improve bill recoveries. Still, the debt has continued to surge and it now exceeds Rs2 trillion. Faulty agreements with the independent power producers (IPPs) are mainly blamed for the hike in electricity prices.…
Read MoreOil slides as fresh lockdown threatens demand recovery
LONDON: prices fell on Thursday as new restrictions to stem a surge in Covid-19 infections increased uncertainty over the outlook for economic growth and a recovery in fuel demand. Brent crude LCOc1 futures dropped $1.39, or 3.2%, to $41.93 a barrel by 1247 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures were down $1.41, or 3.4%, to $39.63.…
Read MoreNorway’s Serious Oil, Gas Incidents Surge During Pandemic
Company responses to the coronavirus pandemic may have contributed to deteriorating safety at Norway’s oil and gas infrastructure, which has seen 50 serious incidents so far this year—double that from the same time last year and four times higher than in 2018, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) said on Wednesday. The regulator is concerned about the alarmingly high number…
Read MoreGlobal oil demand to recover by 2022: Aramco
Riyadh: Global demand for crude could recover to pre-coronavirus levels by 2022, Saudi Aramco said Tuesday, as the International Energy Agency projected it could take at least a year longer. “The worst is definitely behind us” in the oil market, Aramco’s chief executive Amin Nasser told the Energy Intelligence group. The ETEnergyworld Energy Transition Summit aims to provide a one-of-its-kind…
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