Oil-producing nations seek global deal to stabilise market

MOSCOW: Oil-producing countries including those of the OPEC cartel and Russia are trying to strike a global deal to pump less crude...

Oil prices hit one-month highs on output cuts, demand signs

SINGAPORE: Oil prices climbed by more than $1 a barrel on Monday, supported by output cuts and signs of gradual demand recovery...

PM stresses comprehensive planning to meet gas requirements

SAPM Nadeem Babar asked to hold consultations with energy experts to find a durable solution to gas-related matters

Kashmir’s most valuable resource burning to ashes

“Your children and the generations to come will curse you for wasting Diyaar so ruthlessly,” rebukes a middle-aged man to Siddiq, the...

SSGC to supply natural gas to over 137 villages in Balochistan and Sindh

Islamabad: Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) will supply natural gas to over 137 villages of Sindh and Balochistan provinces during the...

NEPRA approves Rs 2.23 per unit cut in power tariff

ISLAMABAD: Good news for already burdened masses, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved Rs2.23 per unit reduction in the power...

Wall Street regains composure after initial slide

NEW YORK: Wall Street took investors on a turbulent ride Friday as stock indexes veered into a steep slide that knocked 350...

Pakistan to suffer severe LPG crisis if advance tax, regulatory duty not resolved

ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan LPG Distributors Association (LPGDA) Chairman Irfan Khokhar Tuesday underlined the need for withdrawal of 5.5 per cent advance tax...

OGRA likely to question SNGPL on charging local gas consumers with LNG rates

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) is likely to seek a response from Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) over...

PLTC imposes $20 mn penalty on PGPC over delays in completion of LNG terminal

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan LNG Terminal Company (PLTC) has imposed another penalty worth $20 million on Pakistan Gas Port Consortium (PGPC) due to the...

LNG agreements to be reviewed & made public: Sarwar

During the press conference, the petroleum minister raised serious contentions over the LNG deal signed with Qatar and called the fuel pricing mechanism faulty as diesel should be cheaper than petrol

Discos seek Rs1.5/unit hike in consumer tariff

ISLAMABAD: The former Wapda distribution companies (Discos) have pleaded for Rs1.50 per unit, citing as reasons: increase in consumer tariff on account...

Govt seeking amalgamation of two oil and gas regulators

The petroleum division has told Ogra to prepare a summary for the Council of Common Interests (CCI) requesting transfer of upstream oil and gas regulation to Ogra as a centralized regulator to take care of the whole oil and gas sector from exploration and production to its sale to consumers

PSO faces severe financial crunch, as Rs200 billion bond issuance delayed

State-owned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) owes Rs48 billion to PSO and the federal government on account of price differential claims and exchange rate loss

Govt likely to further jack up electricity price

The price of electricity is expected to rise by Rs0.57 per unit after the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has sent a...