Petroleum consumption ebbing The downward streak in petroleum consumption continues as January 2023 sales by the oil marketing companies fall by... Published 03 Feb, 2023 09:30am
Markets PD seeks extension in D&PL for Hala Block ISLAMABAD: Petroleum Division has sought extension in Adam X-1 Development and Production lease (D&PL) for Hala... Published 25 Jan, 2023 06:25am
Business & Finance Petroleum group imports show negative growth ISLAMABAD: Petroleum group imports witnessed a negative growth of 8.80 percent during the first half (July-December)... Published 20 Jan, 2023 06:10am
Print Fuel prices kept unchanged amid speculation Government adjusts rates of petroleum levy (PL) with effect from today Updated 16 Jan, 2023 09:40am
Business & Finance No change in prices of petroleum products: Ishaq Dar Price of petrol will remain at Rs214.80 and diesel will remain at Rs227.80 Published 15 Jan, 2023 03:54pm
Markets Petroleum products: sales down 11% year-on-year to 1.33mn tons in December Sales of total petroleum products clocked in at 1.33 million tons in December 2022, a decline of over 11% on a... Published 03 Jan, 2023 03:37pm
Markets Low pressure issue: Petroleum secy, SNGPL asked to solve problem ISLAMABAD: On the directions of Minister of State Dr Musadik Malik, the secretary petroleum is spearheading... Published 23 Dec, 2022 05:54am
BR Research Petroleum spending hits record high Petroleum consumption (gasoline and HSD) in the fiscal year to date has come down 19 percent year-on-year. Petrol... Published 08 Dec, 2022 08:11am
BR Research Petroleum: consumption fizzling out After a sharp decline in July-22 and the start of FY23, petroleum sales in the country witnessed another month of... Published 05 Sep, 2022 08:44am
Pakistan LHC seeks reply from Ogra in response to plea against oil price hike LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Wednesday sought replies from the Chairman Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra),... Published 23 Jun, 2022 06:05am
Business & Finance Post-budget press conference: Fiscal tightening on the cards Miftah Ismail says energy sector’s woes have deepened due to mismanagement, unbearably high transmission and distribution losses PM Shehbaz Sharif talked to the Indonesian President about palm oil IMF not happy with the government measure to increase income tax exemption for salaried class Updated 11 Jun, 2022 05:57pm
Pakistan Govt announces another Rs30 increase in petrol price Finance Minister Miftah Ismail says decision taken due to rising prices of petroleum products in international market After increase, petrol hits Rs209.86 per litre Updated 03 Jun, 2022 12:18am
Markets Oil hedge funds caught between sanctions, recession LONDON: Portfolio investors have left their petroleum positions essentially unchanged for the last nine weeks as ... Published 18 May, 2022 05:54am
Business & Finance IMF will link release of funds to increase in income taxes, subsidy removal: Shaukat Tarin Talks between Pakistan and IMF on stalled Extended Fund Facility likely to be held from May 18 Updated 09 May, 2022 04:48pm
Print Support for fuel management: Govt in search of a feasible plan ISLAMABAD: Ministries of Finance, Power and Petroleum have been directed to work out a feasible plan for fuel... Updated 07 May, 2022 09:58am
Pakistan First half of May: Govt decides to keep prices of petroleum products unchanged Decision taken to not burden the consumers, says notification Published 30 Apr, 2022 09:00pm
BR Research LNG imports to outpace crude oil Plenty of analysts have had sleepless nights over the ballooning energy import bill. Calls to curb demand have been... Published 26 Apr, 2022 08:16am
Opinion Growth in imports The information on the composition of imports from July 21 to March 22 was released recently by the Pakistan Bureau... Published 26 Apr, 2022 05:20am
Editorials The country needs an energy czar EDITORIAL: A new government has been formed. The first step for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is to form his ... Published 15 Apr, 2022 05:29am
BR Research Wholesale prices to keep CPI high It was only a matter of time before the wholesale prices started to reflect at the retail level. The National CPI... Published 06 Jan, 2022 07:47am
Markets Sales of petroleum, lubricants decline 6pc YoY, 14pc MoM KARACHI: The total petroleum and lubricant sales clocked-in at 1.51 million tons in December 2021, depicting a... Published 05 Jan, 2022 05:36am
Opinion Climate crisis puts oil in the crosshairs, but dependence persists The climate crisis has put the end of oil onto the agenda, but achieving that is a colossal task given the world... Published 27 Dec, 2021 06:45am
Markets Prices of petroleum products reduced Petrol and diesel rates decreased by Rs5 per litre New prices will be effective from December 16 Published 15 Dec, 2021 09:16pm
Markets ‘OPEC will continue with supply adjustments for oil market’ MILAN: The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will continue with its supply adjustments for ... Published 05 Dec, 2021 04:26am
BR Research Oil sales on the rise Petroleum consumption goes unabated amid rising inflation. The petroleum products and lubricants sold by the oil... Published 03 Dec, 2021 07:54am
Pakistan Petroleum dealers demand Rs6/litre raise in margin ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association (PPDA) once again demanded the government to raise dealer... Published 23 Nov, 2021 03:54am
Opinion Wheat support price Globally, wheat is one of the most strategic crops, which has always been a big challenge for many governments. In... Published 14 Nov, 2021 04:12am
Markets VLSFO crack dips, cash premiums jump SINGAPORE: Asia’s front-month crack for 0.5% very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) eased on Wednesday from a... Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am
Opinion No solution in sight? - II One would have thought that at least for such critical issues, there will be consensus and political wrangling will... Published 05 Nov, 2021 04:39am
Print Jul-Oct trade deficit swells 104pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The country's trade deficit has swelled by 104 percent to $ 15.525 billion during the first four months... Updated 02 Nov, 2021 09:48am