Oil inches down but Brent ends week firmer on Iran concerns
* Brent hits third straight weekly rise, WTI falls this week
* Prices set for 5-6 pct monthly gain on fears over Iran sanctions
Budget 2018-19: Govt earmarks Rs72,255mn for power division projects
According to the budgetary documents, an amount of Rs65,099.054 million has been earmarked for 47 ongoing hydel projects while Rs7,156 million have been assigned for 18 new schemes under the PSDP 2018-19.
ECC approves incentive package to start deep conversion oil refinery projects
ISLAMABAD:Â The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a landmark incentive package for setting up new state-of-the-art 'Deep Conversion Oil...
Sindh High Court sets aside FBR suspension notice against Shell Pakistan
FBR had suspended sales tax registration licence of Shell Pakistan for alleged tax fraud
Oil prices edge lower, as Iran supply worries loom
Global benchmark Brent crude futures were down 29 cents, or 0.4 percent, at $74.45 a barrel by 0302 GMT, after rising 1 percent on Thursday
Economic Survey 2017-18: Foreign investors divested securities worth $123.9 million
Capital market exhibited signs of volatility during the period of July-March of FY 2017-18
Matiari-Lahore transmission line financial close date extended to December 2018
Project faces three year delay, to be operational by March 2021
Oil prices push up on Iran sanction worries
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Thursday, supported by an expectation that the United States will re-impose sanctions against Iran, a decline in...
Provinces seek ten year tax break for oil and gas companies
ISLAMABAD: A ten-year tax break has been solicited by all provinces on their Provincial Holding Oil and Gas companies (PHCs) in the...
USAID-supported expo showcases cutting-edge energy research by Pakistani scholars
ISLAMABAD: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Director of the Office of Education in Pakistan Dr Christopher Steel, joined senior...
NPPMC penalises two firms over production delays in Punjab’s power plants
ISLAMABAD:Â The National Power Park Management Company (NPPMC) has imposed a Rs12 billion penalty on two Chinese firms owing to five months delay...
Oil prices stable, but remain below three-year highs
SINGAPORE: Oil prices were stable on Wednesday but were below the more than three-year highs reached the previous session as rising U.S....
Nepra approves Rs1.86 per unit cut in power tariff
ISLAMABAD: The power regulator refused the request to raise electricity tariff by 44 paisa per unit and directed power distribution companies (DISCOs)...
Fauji Fertilizer gets approval to invest $121 million in Thar Energy Limited
LAHORE: Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) Limited board has given go-ahead for an investment of $121 million in Thar Energy Limited (TEL).
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Finance Ministry, NICL express inability for reinsurance of Punjab’s 2460MW power plants
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance and the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) have so far expressed their inability to offer reinsurance for $1 billion...