Govt mulling to float sukuk bonds for financing circular debt
The sukuk issuance is planned for later this month, subject to the stakeholders reaching an agreement on the terms and conditions
Hubco completes acquisition of 37% stake in ThalNova
In April 2016, ThalNova had been granted a power generation licence for establishing a 330-megawatt coal-fired power plant at Thar coal mine south, Sindh
Oil prices rise on Libyan export interruption, but markets remain weak
International Brent crude oil futures were at $60.19 per barrel at 0336 GMT, up 19 cents, or 0.3 percent, from their last close
Govt dismisses demand to provide Rs6.6 billion subsidy on local sugar sale
Another request of the sugar industry to permit state-owned Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to procure 20,000 tons of sugar from the millers was also rejected by the government
With PM taking personal interest will the K-Electric deal finally materialize?
On news of SEP’s delegation meeting with the PM, led to a surge in selling and buying of K-Electric shares and it ended Friday as the market volume leader with 13.90 million shares traded
Turkmenistan requests Pakistan to initiate work on TAPI pipeline from 2019
Turkmengaz was nominated as consortium leader in August 2015 with 85% shareholding and Pakistan, India and Afghanistan having 5% shares each
Karkey’s efforts to get court verdict enforced may cause financial doom for Pakistan
After the court ruling, Karkey visited Germany, US and UK to get the verdict enforced against Pakistan and this puts the country's foreign assets at risk of being taken over as security to enforce the court's verdict and pay the damages to the Turkish company
PLL convinces Gunvor to supply rescheduled LNG cargo in December
PLL has also called tenders for supply of additional LNG cargo's to the country during January and February 2019, said sources
Asia oil and LNG markets are both swamped, so why are prices poles apart?
Oil markets moved from backwardation in October into contango from November due to an emerging glut & LNG markets are also clotted, with several tankers storing the fuel sitting off the region’s energy trading hub of Singapore
OPEC yet to agree final deal as Iran seeks exemptions: sources
VIENNA: Iran appears to be the main obstacle for an OPEC oil output deal on Friday as the group’s leader Saudi Arabia...
GE’s push to fix power turbine problem goes global
GE is setting aside $480 million to repair its 9HA, 7HA and 9FB model turbines as it restructures its power business
E&P entities made 13 oil and gas discoveries in past four months
Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority had given permission to gas companies to issue 0.3 million gas connections for the current years against the demand of 0.6 million
Asian shares rise on Wall Street gains amid trade friction
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.1 percent to 21,524.02, and Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5 percent to 5,685.50 in early trading
Oil drops as OPEC makes supply cut dependent on Russian support
Oil producers have been hit by a 30 percent plunge in crude prices since October as supply surges just as the demand outlook weakens amid a global economic slowdown
IMF calls for further adjustments in exchange rate and monetary policy
The IMF called for 22% further hike in power tariff to address the problem of circular debt