Caretaker Minister for Energy Muhammad Ali on Thursday said gas prices in the country had consistently been a matter of concern, underlining that forthcoming announcements would detail the impending changes in the price of the commodity. The minister made these remarks during a visit to the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce, Industries, and…
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Barrick says big miners eyeing its Pakistan copper project
TORONTO: Barrick Gold’s top executive says it’s not just Saudi Arabia interested in his company’s massive copper project in Pakistan — some major mining companies are, too, Bloomberg News reported. The Canadian miner’s $7-billion Reko Diq project in Balochistan — a region bordering Afghanistan and Iran — boasts one of the world’s largest copper deposits and could become a major…
Read MoreGovt pushes for Qatari LNG project amid pipeline bottleneck
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is seeking to revive a stalled $200 million Qatari investment in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project that has faced bureaucratic hurdles for five years over the allocation of pipeline capacity, officials said on Thursday. The Energas terminal, which is to be operated on a business-to-business (BtB) model with no government guarantee on RLNG takeoff, will have…
Read MoreCoal pricing mechanism: power plants, coal suppliers question Nepra’s proposed revision
ISLAMABAD: Coal power plants and coal suppliers on Thursday raised questions on NEPRA’s proposed revision in coal pricing mechanism without taking them on board, making irrational deductions, and the exchange rate that is hitting them as their invoices are not being cleared by the concerned agency. The NEPRA Authority, comprising Chairman Waseem Mukhtar, Member (Tariff and Finance), Mathar Niaz Rana,…
Read MoreOGDCL and NUST forge strategic partnership
ISLAMABAD: In a landmark development to address critical exploration and production (E&P) issues, the Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) and the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) have forged a strategic partnership to drive innovation, research, and educational excellence in Pakistan’s energy sector. OGDCL and NUST have signed a Document of Understanding (DoU), ushering in new opportunities…
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