The oil bankruptcies are just beginning. Here’s who could be next

The oil crash is blocking American frackers from accessing the cheap credit that fueled their prolific rise. That reversal of fortunes could prove fatal for overleveraged shale oil companies.The downturn in the oil industry has laid bare just how much America’s rise to superpower status in the energy world was made possible by easy money. Virtually unlimited borrowing allowed shale…

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PSO BoM reviews company’s performance during nine months

Pakistan State Oil (PSO), the leading oil marketing company of Pakistan, convened its Board of Management (BoM) meeting to review the company’s performance during the nine months of fiscal year 2019-20 which concluded on March 31, 2020. According to the details released by the company here on Thursday, despite serious challenges faced by the economic and business world amid Covid-19…

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FBR, ministries of communications and energy blamed for hindering exports

LAHORE: The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has blamed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), the Ministry of Communications (MoC) and the Ministry of Energy’s Power Division for hampering the country’s exports, sources told Profit on Sunday. The commerce ministry took up its reservations at a recent meeting headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan that reviewed the ministry’s performance regarding the country’s exports, sources…

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Large Crude Inventory Build Sends Prices Tumbling

The American Petroleum Institute (API) estimated on Tuesday a larger than anticipated crude oil inventory build of 4.18 million barrels for the week ending January 31, compared to analyst expectations of a 2.8-million-barrel build in inventory.PauseUnmuteLoaded: 64.03%Remaining Time -2:28Picture-in-PictureFullscreen Last week saw a surprise draw in crude oil inventories of 4.27 million barrels, according to API data. The EIA’s estimates, however, were for a build…

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