Tag: Oil and Gas

NA committee constituted to review child abuse cases

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly has constituted a ten-member committee to review cases pertained to child abuse. It has been tasked to suggest measures that could...

OGDCL to start working in conflict-ridden Balochistan

  AHMAD AHMADANI OGDCL achieves highest crude oil production of 50157barrel After a long time Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has got security clearance to...

Rs 50 crores being spent to increase natural resources’ exploration

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources is spending Rs 587 million to accelerate oil and gas exploration activities in different parts of the...

ICCI calls for immediate resolution of oil and gas cases

President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), Zafar Bakhtawari has said that current energy crisis is holding back progress of businesses and industries,...

LHC summons OGRA secretary on plea against substandard cylinders

Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial yesterday summoned the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Secretary over a plea seeking action against...

Will even raid Governor’s House to catch Sadiq: IG

Punjab Inspector General of Police Habibur Rehman on Thursday said police would spare no efforts for the arrest of former Oil and Gas Regulatory...

SNGPL, SSGCL losses to surpass Rs 16.5 billion: OGRA

Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) fears that the state owned companies SNGPL, SSGCL theft losses may exceed from Rs 16.5 billion during current...

Gilani refuses to appear before NAB

Former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has refused to appear before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a case pertaining to the implementation of...

OGRA finalises CNG pricing formula

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Thursday finalised a “consensual” CNG pricing formula and sent it to the Ministry of Petroleum and...

Next gas import destination: Nigeria

Asim Hussain Advisor to the Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources has said that the Government of Pakistan has provided friendly opportunities to...

Notices on plea against fuel price hike

Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday issued notices to the federal government and the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA)...

Bangladesh vying to fit into the pipeline

Bangladesh is willing to join the proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline project. “There was a request from Bangladesh to join the project. We require official...

Dr Asim digs out more hope

Dr. Asim Hussain, Minister for Petroleum & Natural Resources has expressed confidence that the new Petroleum policy 2012 provides significant incentives for Exploration and...

Gaseous pleasures

Gas is ultimate need of industry and the government should restrict utilization of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in public transport and use reservoirs to...

EU hails Russia’s WTO accession

EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht on Wednesday hailed Russia’s World Trade Organization entry as a major boost for the recession-threatened European economy. ...

Petroleum Ministry digs in

With the change of premiership, Petroleum Ministry makes another attempt to bring the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority under its administrative control as the...

Govt still plans to launch $500m OGDCL Exchangeable Bonds

The hard pressed government due to the rising fiscal deficit and drying of external inflows still plans to launch Exchangeable Bonds (EBs) of Oil...