Pakistan wants working group level meeting with KSA to finalise pacts ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is requesting Saudi Arabia to organise a Working Group level meeting to finalise pacts including... Updated 27 Oct, 2021 11:02am
Markets Oil prices edge towards new highs on short supply LONDON: Oil prices edged towards new multi-year highs on Tuesday, supported by a global supply shortage and strong... Published 26 Oct, 2021 06:31pm
Markets Global oil prices won't decline until 2023: World Bank WASHINGTON: The stunning recent run-up in global oil prices could threaten economic growth, and is unlikely to... Published 21 Oct, 2021 06:57pm
Markets Oil prices reverse earlier losses on China energy demand concerns TOKYO: Oil prices rose on Tuesday, recouping earlier losses, as falling temperatures in China, the world's biggest... Published 19 Oct, 2021 12:14pm
Markets Oil prices ease off highs NEW YORK: Oil prices pulled back after touching multi-year highs on Monday, trading mixed as US industrial output ... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Markets VLSFO crack drops from 7-month high as crude gains SINGAPORE: Asia's 0.5% very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) crack dropped on Friday, falling from a more than... Published 16 Oct, 2021 04:49am
Markets Oil prices hit a fresh three-year high, climb over $85 a barrel Analysts point to a sharp drop in OECD oil stockpiles to their lowest level since 2015 Updated 15 Oct, 2021 07:12pm
BR Research Crude oil: No respite The talks of $100/bbl are back in the mix. The Russian President Putin raised more speculation as he did not rule ... Published 15 Oct, 2021 07:35am
Markets Oil prices climb on upgrade to IEA demand forecast LONDON: Oil prices rose by about 1% on Thursday after the International Energy Agency said that record natural gas... Updated 14 Oct, 2021 07:11pm
Markets Oil prices surge; US crude touches high above $80 NEW YORK: Oil prices rose on Friday, up more than 4% on the week as a global energy crunch has boosted prices to... Published 09 Oct, 2021 04:10am
BR Research E&P sector in FY21 While the local E&P companies might be seen continuing their increased drilling and exploration activity, the... Published 08 Oct, 2021 07:35am
Print Prices of POL products likely to increase ISLAMABAD: The prices of petroleum products for the second half of October are expected to further increase as the... Updated 06 Oct, 2021 09:49am
Opinion When things look black, there’s always a silver lining? According to media reports, OPEC+ have to stick to an existing pact to hike oil output by 400,000 barrels per day... Published 06 Oct, 2021 04:17am
BR Research OGDCL keeps it flowing Waning foreign direct investment has not been the only concern for the hydrocarbon exploration and production ... Published 04 Oct, 2021 07:35am
Markets US has reached out to China about cutting oil imports from Iran WASHINGTON/PARIS: The United States has reached out to China diplomatically about reducing its purchases of Iranian... Published 30 Sep, 2021 04:15am
Markets OPEC+ seen sticking to November output plans, despite $80 oil "So far we will keep the plan to increase by 400,000 bpd," one of the sources says Published 29 Sep, 2021 04:55pm
Markets Brent oil near $80 a barrel on tighter supplies Brent at highest since 2018, WTI highest since July As OPEC reopens taps, African giants struggle to pump more China faces power shortages, hitting factory output Published 28 Sep, 2021 08:08pm
Opinion Higher import bill There is a heated debate on the current rising import bill and its "adverse" impact on the current account deficit... Published 28 Sep, 2021 05:12am
Markets Shipping Intelligence KARACHI: Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Monday (September 27, 2021).... Published 28 Sep, 2021 05:12am
Markets Brent oil nears $80 a barrel on tight supply Brent crude nears three-year high WTI hits $75 a barrel, highest since July Goldman Sachs sees Brent at $90 a barrel by year-end Updated 27 Sep, 2021 06:10pm
Business & Finance Under US sanctions, Iran and Venezuela strike oil export deal CARACAS/HOUSTON/WASHINGTON: Venezuela has agreed to a key contract to swap its heavy oil for Iranian condensate that... Updated 25 Sep, 2021 05:01pm
Markets PMEX daily trading report KARACHI: On Monday, at PMEX the traded value of Metals, Energy, COTS/FX and indices was recorded at PKR 26.072... Published 22 Sep, 2021 03:48am
BR Research PPL - comfortable in FY21 Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PSX: PPL) is leading the consortium of four public sector exploration and production... Published 21 Sep, 2021 07:35am
Opinion Buoyancy of FBR revenues The good news is that FBR has achieved extraordinary growth in tax revenues of 41 percent in the first two months of... Published 21 Sep, 2021 04:10am
Markets Oil falls 1% as storm-hit US supply trickles back into market Oil falls but still set for nearly 3% weekly gain Slow post-Ida production recovery bolsters prices Dollar index hits 3-week high Updated 17 Sep, 2021 08:46pm
Markets Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports hit six-month high in July The kingdom's crude oil exports rose to 6.327 million barrels per day (bpd) in July, up from 5.965 million bpd in June Published 16 Sep, 2021 05:42pm
Markets Oil prices climb $1 after drawdown in US stocks API shows crude, fuel stocks fell after Ida, sources say Vaccines set to unleash pent-up oil demand, IEA says Coming up: EIA inventory data at 1430 GMT on Wednesday Published 15 Sep, 2021 05:38pm
Markets Oil hits 6-week high as Storm Nicholas hits US Gulf US energy firms brace for another storm amid slow recovery from Ida Over 40% of US Gulf's oil, gas output still shut following Ida IEA sees oil demand rebounding by 1.6 million bpd in October China to auction 7.38 mln bbl of crude from strategic reserves Published 14 Sep, 2021 05:56pm
Print ITFC to provide $600m to finance POL products’ imports ISLAMABAD: The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), on Monday, informed Pakistan that the ongoing... Updated 14 Sep, 2021 10:21am
Print Volatile global energy prices: Tarin asks MoE to adopt 'forward planning' Finance minister stresses upon exploring cost-effective options such as renewable sources of energy for a sustainable energy equation Updated 08 Sep, 2021 11:01am
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees