A delegation comprising personnel of Austria-based companies led by Mr. Johannies Brunner, Commercial Counsellor of Advantage Austria visited NESPAK House, Lahore and held a meeting with Dr. Tahir Masood, Managing Director and senior NESPAK officials on Friday. Other Austrian delegates included Mag. Dr. Michael Premstaller from Premstaller Geotechnik, Mr. Florian Krail, Key Account Manager for Large Scale Projects of Doka…
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Chevron Brands International LLC (Chevron), a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, has entered into a long-term trademark licensing agreement with Be Energy Limited (BE), marking a return of the Caltex® brand to fuels retailing in Pakistan. Chevron has appointed BE as Chevron’s licensee of the Caltex brand to sell, market and distribute fuel in Pakistan, with a view to grow the…
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The prices of residual fuel oil (RFO), re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) and coal have increased from 250 percent to 300 percent in just one year, making these expensive for power generation. The price of RFO during the month of September 2022 was Rs172,000/tonne, which was Rs76,000/tonne during the same period of September 2021. Similarly, the price of RLNG was…
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Our nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) is running dangerously low. New statistics released indicate our national emergency oil stockpile, which is intended to protect the United States from unexpected and severe supply disruptions, has hit another historic low. It’s a dangerous point for the United States, and even worse, it’s self-inflicted. With these facts in mind, new reports indicate the Biden administration plans…
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Deepwater oil and gas production is set to increase by 60% by 2030, to contribute 8% of overall upstream production, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie, as cited by Rig Zone. Ultra-deepwater production is set to continue growing at breakneck speed to account for half of all deepwater production by 2030. In the oil and gas exploration and production…
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The government informed the National Assembly on Thursday that the country was not importing oil at discounted rates from any country, while matters pertaining to the import of oil and gas from Russia were currently under consideration of the petroleum division. During the session, chaired by Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, the members congratulated the newly-appointed chief of army staff (COAS)…
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Oil prices rose in Asia on Friday, despite thin market liquidity, after a week marked by worries about Chinese demand and haggling over a Western price cap on Russian oil. Brent crude futures rose by 28 cents, or 0.33 per cent, to trade at $85.62 a barrel at 0410 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures climbed 49 cents,…
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There has been growing uncertainty about the ability of Pakistan to meet external financing obligations with the country in the midst of an economic crisis and recovering from devastating floods Pakistan will repay a $1 billion international bond on December 2, three days before its due date, the governor of Pakistan central bank told a briefing on Friday. There has…
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Siemens Pakistan Engineering Company Limited (PSX: SIEM) announced its financial performance for FY22 ending on September 30, 2022 with a whopping jump in profits. The company’s earnings for the year were up by almost double. It operates in gas & power (G&P), smart infrastructure (SI), and digital industries (DI) divisions. SIEM’s sales revenues increased by 50 percent year-on-year, and the…
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ollowing in the footsteps of other central banks, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is also doing its due diligence on launching its own digital currency, known as the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), and is undertaking the cost and benefit analysis of this venture. SBP Governor Jameel Ahmed shared the development while addressing participants at the ‘1st Pakistan Fintech…
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