ISLAMABAD: A severe fuel supply disruption has emerged as the lockdown imposed to counter the PTI march on the federal capital has crippled the transportation of petroleum products, particularly in Punjab and Islamabad. Government barricades on highways, motorways, and city roads have hampered the movement of oil tankers, forcing many to offload at the nearest pumps to mitigate safety risks.…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Belarus signed eight Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements on Monday, opening new avenues for collaboration in various sectors and boosting bilateral trade potential. The signing ceremony took place during the Pakistan-Belarus Business Forum, co-chaired by Commerce Minister Jam Kamal and Belarusian Energy Minister Aleksei Kushnarenko. These agreements precede the arrival of Belarus’s President in Islamabad. The…
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Karachi: Atif Ikram Sheikh, President FPCCI, has demanded that the country needs a new law for its Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) to reflect the ground realities of LPG supply chain in the country – and, make the regulatory environment facilitative, enabling and fair to all the stakeholders and consumers. Atif Ikram Sheikh elaborated that OGRA law does not…
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ISLAMABAD: The price of 24 karat per tola gold decreased further by Rs 4,300 and was sold at Rs 278,400 on Monday November 25, 2024 against its sale at Rs 182,700, All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported. The price of 10 grams of 24 karat gold also went down by Rs.3,657 to Rs.238,683 from Rs. 242,370 whereas that of 10…
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BAGHDAD: Iraq’s electricity ministry said on Sunday that Iranian gas supplies had been completely halted for 15 days due to maintenance, impacting Baghdad, the central provinces, and the Middle Euphrates, resulting in the loss of 5.5 gigawatts from its national grid.
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Pakistan’s total hydropower potential is estimated at 59,796MW gross, with about 41,045MW considered both technically and economically viable. However, despite this significant potential, only a fraction has been developed, with the current hydropower generation capacity at 10,635MW connected to the national grid. This includes 9,389MW managed by Wapda in the public sector, and 1,246 MW developed by Independent Power Producers…
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HOUSTON: Oil prices fell more $2 on Monday after multiple reports that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to the terms of a deal to end the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, citing unnamed senior U.S. officials. Brent crude futures were down $2.02, or 2.69%, at $73.15 a barrel by 9:57 a.m. CST (1557 GMT), while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were down…
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KARACHI (Nov 25): Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that Marble City Karachi reflects the Sindh government’s commitment to sustainable industrial development, economic growth, and job creation, signalling a brighter future for the province’s marble and granite sector. This he said while presiding over a joint meeting of Sindh Investment Dept, its subsidiary organisation – Sindh Economic…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Exploration and Production (E&P) companies, including OGDCL, Mari Petroleum, PPL, and MOL, incurred losses exceeding Rs50 billion from 2021 to 2024 due to curtailed gas outflows by gas companies attempting to manage line pack pressure in the national transmission system. A senior Energy Ministry official highlighted that reducing gas outflows, particularly from wells nearing depletion, poses significant risks.…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday endorsed the implementation framework approved by Deputy PM Ishaq Dar’s 20-member task force on November 18, which allows Exploration and Production (E&P) companies to auction and sell 35% of gas from future wells to the private sector. The Council of Common Interests (CCI) had given its nod to the amended E&P policy and…
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