Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed an agreement demanding that all Russian oil companies comply with a previous order that disallows any exports of Russian crude oil or crude oil products to any buyer that adheres to the price cap mechanism. It should be noted that Russian companies failing to comply will face no penalties, according to Upstream. Mishustin’s…
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BP Taps Deep Gas Reservoirs In Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea
UK oil giant BP has started drilling two new exploration wells to search for gas deep beneath the Caspian Sea. The announcement comes as Azerbaijan imports gas from Iran and Russia to meet both growing domestic demand and existing export contracts. Baku has also pledged to double exports to Europe within five years. One of the wells will reach a…
Read MoreUK Oil Boss: Fighting Windfall Tax Led To Missed Opportunities
The UK’s oil and gas industry should have taken the chance to invest in new projects instead of fighting the windfall tax, the boss of a North Sea oil and gas producer has said. Steve Brown, chief executive of Orcadian Energy, told City A.M. that the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) created a “big incentive to invest” with the 91 percent tax relief for fossil…
Read MoreHere’s Why Qatar Is About To Make A Big Move On Iraqi Oil & Gas
Prior to the unwitting boost that Russia’s ongoing failure in Ukraine has given the U.S., NATO, and Europe, Washington’s intentions regarding Iraq were mixed. On the one hand, the reasons why the U.S. invaded Iraq – to secure oil supplies that would lessen its reliance on Saudi Arabia, to control the centre ground in the Middle East, and to counteract…
Read MoreOil import LCs shrink up to 20pc on rupee devaluation
Pakistan’s oil sector on Monday sought urgent revision in the exchange loss adjustments mechanism on import of petroleum products as the letters of credit limits have shrunk by 15-20 percent overnight on account of rupee devaluation. Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC), the representative body of refineries and oil marketing companies (OMCS), in a communication to the Petroleum Division stated that…
Read MoreExpansion in nuclear power generation hits snags
The development of C-5, which is the fifth unit of the Chashma Nuclear Power Generating Station, has hit a snag because of the reported refusal by the Ministry of Finance to furnish a sovereign guarantee, sources told Dawn on Monday. The Chinese partner has agreed to provide financing for up to 85 per cent of the $3.7 billion nuclear power…
Read MoreGovt, IMF discuss policies, reforms required to complete 9th review Govt, IMF discuss policies, reforms required to complete 9th review
The government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday began discussions on the country’s economic and fiscal policies and the reforms required to complete the much-delayed ninth review of a $7 billion loan programme. A delegation of the international money lender led by IMF Mission Chief Nathan Porter held a meeting with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and other officials…
Read MorePakistan braces for fuel shortages amid liquidity crisis
Pakistan could face a crunch in fuel supplies in February as banks have stopped financing and facilitating payments for imports due to depleting foreign exchange reserves, traders and industry sources said. The country is facing a balance of payments crisis and the plummeting value of the rupee is pushing up the price of imported goods. Energy comprises a large chunk…
Read MoreChallenging the persistence of baseload bias in Pakistan’s energy planning – research
Islamabad: On 31 January, chapter one of the series, ‘Busting the Myths’, was published by Renewables First (RF), an energy and environment think-tank. The research claims to bust myths about renewable sources and their integration into the energy mix of Pakistan. The first chapter explains the reality behind the myths about baseload energy and the need for transition to renewable…
Read MoreSmuggled Iranian oil in Pakistan
Recently around 41 innocent people were burned alive in a bus on Quetta-Lesbela Road.🚑🚒 It is unfortunate that while our priorities are to spend millions on Motorways and Orange/ Red Lines in other provinces, main RCD highway of Baluchistan (which connects Karachi to Afghanistan via Chaman and Iran via Taftan) is still single carriageway and is prone to many traffic…
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