Another strike at the main gas pipeline by the suspected militants resulted suspension of gas to CNG stations for 36 hours in most parts of Sindh and Balichistan. The explosion in pipeline was reported near Jafarabad in Balochistan on Wednesday, causing the closure of CNG stations from 8 p.m. for 36 hours. The incident will […]
Jan 5 2012 | Posted in
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Load shedding hampering Pakistan’s textile production Hours of gas and electricity load shedding has badly affected the Manchester of Pakistan (Faisalabad) where around 300,000 people have lost their jobs due to closure of the industries. MNA Fazal Kareem, speaking on a point of order in the National Assembly said his city was a business hub […]
Jan 3 2012 | Posted in
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No gas for industries in Punjab until further order: SNGPL Thursday, December 29: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has ordered gas suspension for all industries of Punjab until any further order. According to a notification issued by the company, the verdict was passed in order to provide the gas to its domestic consumers. According […]
Dec 30 2011 | Posted in
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Violent street protests against the shortage of gas supply all over the country struck the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Monday, when a huge crowd blocked the Islamabad Expressway. The mass gathering rallied to block one of the most-used roads in the city from 11 a.m. and petered out after eight hours of […]
Dec 21 2011 | Posted in
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Citizens of Rawalpindi and Lahore are finding the cold unbearable due to gas load-shedding, which is set to mirror the power load-shedding of summer. With temperatures in Islamabad flirting with the freezing point, residents of the major cities in Pakistan might as well resort to using wood and oil to warm their homes it seems […]
Dec 20 2011 | Posted in
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Oil up near $104, Iran sanctions support * Lower volumes could mean greater volatility SINGAPORE: Oil prices were up near $104 on Friday, consolidating after a heavy sell off earlier in the week, supported by a weaker dollar and concern over US sanctions against Iran, but the eurozone debt crisis continued to weigh. Brent crude, […]
Dec 19 2011 | Posted in
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Minister directs SNGPL, SSGCL the glass, the LPG market * Gap between supply and demand of natural gas has reached a point almost 1000 mmcfd Islamabad: In order to facilitate the domestic gas consumption during the severe gas crisis in the country, the Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain directed Sui […]
Dec 17 2011 | Posted in
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Pakistan Government and major stakeholders agree to new load management plan Major stakeholder of natural gas in Pakistan agreed on Friday to a load management agreement that would share gas over the winter season. Asim Hussain, Petroleum Minister, held a meeting in which representatives from the All Pakistan Compressed Natural Gas Association, the All Pakistan […]
Dec 17 2011 | Posted in
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The plea was denied after a Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) representative told the court that the sector was already getting a major portion of the supply. The association counsel objected to the figures presented by the SNGPL regarding gas supplied to the filling stations and the sector’s demand. However, the court asked him […]
Dec 16 2011 | Posted in
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PSO hires a new Managing Director – Oil and gas sector update SLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday designated Naeem Yahya Mir as MD of Pakistan State Oil (PSO), changing Performing MD Jehangir Shah, as part of a thought out restructuring of oil and gas organizations, says the Excellent Minister`s Home. A professional […]
Dec 14 2011 | Posted in
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Gas load management problems – Oil and gas sector update Pakistan LAHORE: It has been learnt from reliable sources that the Lahore High Court have asked the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) and the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) to explain the court of the law under which CNG loadshedding was being conducted. […]
Dec 13 2011 | Posted in
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CNG loadshedding troubling the public – Oil and gas sector update Pakistan LAHORE: It has been learnt from reliable sources that the Lahore High Court have asked the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) and the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) to explain the court of the law under which CNG loadshedding was being […]
Dec 13 2011 | Posted in
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