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  • Shanghai Electric allows to make offer for K-Electric till June 26

    Shanghai Electric allows to make offer for K-Electric till June 26

    KARACHI: Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has granted extension of 90 days to make public announcement of offer by Shanghai Electric Power Company Limited to acquire shares of K-Electric.

    In an announcement on Monday, K-Electric with reference to the public announcement to acquire 66.4 percent shares of K-Electric Limited made by the acquirer on September 30, 2019, Arif Habib Limited is acting in the capacity of Manager to the Offer for the acquisition.

    As part of the acquisition process, the acquirer had requested an extension of 90 days in making public announcement of offer which was to be made by March 28, 2020 as per the law.

    In this regard SECP granted extension of 90 days up to June 26, 2020.

  • OCAC suggests fortnightly POL prices revision

    OCAC suggests fortnightly POL prices revision

    KARACHI: The Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC) has advised the government to review petroleum prices on fortnightly basis instead monthly basis.

    In a letter to Secretary Petroleum, the OCAC said that due to the declining petroleum products prices experienced in February and March 2020, the whole downstream oil industry was facing uncertainty and financial exposure.

    “As a consequence, upliftment from refineries and Oil Market Companies (OMCs) depots is depressed when there is also a huge trading exposure in imports,” it said, adding that needless to mention, the losses incurred and being incurred by oil industry due to fluctuation of Pak Rupee/ US Dollar parity is also over and above the pricing exposure.

    “In light of above to mitigate the situation in weeks and months ahead so as to avoid any undesirable situation in terms of imports shyness and availability of petroleum products, we proposes to switch the frequency of petroleum products pricing from monthly to fortnightly basis and if further needed to weekly basis.”

    It is pertinent to mention that fortnightly prices have also been successfully implemented in the past, the OCAC said.

    Recently, analysts at Topline Securities revised down earning forecast for Oil and Gas exploration companies over FY20E-22F by 18-33 percent due to: downward revision in international oil price assumption; incorporation of lower-than-expected 1HFY20 results; and likely delays in production from few fields mainly for MARI.

    The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has downward revised their oil price forecast by 33 percent and 13 percent to US$43 and US$55/bbl for 2020E and 2021F, respectively in the aftermath of deadlock over production cuts between OPEC and allied countries (mainly Russia). Saudi Arabia announced price discounts and production increase to 12.3mn bopd (current 9.8mn bopd) from Apr 2020 onwards.

    To note, crude oil prices (Arab Light) are down 46 percent to US$37/bbl since Dec 31, 2019.

    Concerns over epidemic Corona Virus Disease (COVID) is also weighing down on the global growth outlook and subsequently on oil demand. OPEC in its recent Mar 2020 report (released on Mar 11) has revised down World GDP growth target to 2.4 percent vs. earlier 3.0 percent for 2020.

  • Byco Petroleum announces setting up diesel hydro de-sulphurising unit

    Byco Petroleum announces setting up diesel hydro de-sulphurising unit

    KARACHI: Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited has announced to set up a diesel hydro de-sulphurising unit and a fluid catalytic cracking unit with the facilitation from Byco Industries Incorporated.

    In an information shared with Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday, the company said that a meeting of the Board of Directors of Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited was held on Monday, March 09, 2020 and decided in-principal to set up: a diesel hydro de-sulphurising unit; and a fluid catalytic cracking unit.

    These facilities will be set up with the facilitation from Byco Industries Incorporated, being the majority stakeholders of the company.

    Consequently, for such purpose, the board resolved to call an extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders for seeking approval/authorization to enter into transactions/arrangements with the company’s related party, Cnergyico PK Limited (CPL) for: leasing of necessary assets/components by the company from CPL, which will be assembled into refinery units, including (a) a diesel hydro de-sulphurising unit and (b) a fluit catalytic cracking unit; and availing a subordinated loan from CPL, for the purpose of installing, commissioning and making operational the processing units, which shall enable the company to reduce sulphur content in diesel and convert furnace oil into gasoline and diesel for use in its business and ancillary arrangements.

  • Domestic oil sales fall by 14% on economic slowdown

    Domestic oil sales fall by 14% on economic slowdown

    KARACHI: The domestic oil sales have declined by 14 percent during July – February 2019/2020 due to economic slowdown.

    According to statistics by Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC), the domestic oil sales fell to 11.24 million tons during first eight months of current fiscal year as compared with 13.1 million tons in the corresponding period of the last fiscal year.

    Analysts at Topline Securities said that the lower consumption was largely attributed to economic slowdown.

    The sales of motor spirit (petrol) were flat at 5 million tons during the period under review. However, sales of furnace oil and high speed diesel fell by 33 percent and 14 percent respectively.

    The analysts said that oil sale for Feb 2020 was decline by 26 percent YoY largely driven by a decline in HSD and FO volumes.

    In absolute terms the decline was of 221,000 tons in HSD (-37 percent YoY). The lower consumption is largely attributed to the economic slowdown.

    Ex-FO performance did not fare well as 26 percent YoY and 15 percent MoM decline is expected.

    The slight uptick in FO volumes was witnessed in last month (Jan 2020) at the behest of a significant price decline. Since then FO prices have witnessed a gradual recovery.

    HASCOL remained the top laggard with decline in volumes by 61 percent and 33 percent YoY and MoM, respectively.

    Market share of the company in MS/HSD has declined by 430bps/810bps YoY. Similarly on MoM basis, market share is down by 160bps/250bps.

    APL has gained market share in HSD and MS both by 390bps and 120bps MoM to 13.2 percent and 10.1 percent respectively.

    PSO’s share in MS declined by 2.4 percent to settle at 35.4 percent. SHEL managed to maintain its market share at 11.7 percent mark in MS their main segment.

  • Petroleum prices reduced up to Rs7 per liter

    Petroleum prices reduced up to Rs7 per liter

    ISLAMABAD: The government has reduced prices of petroleum products up to Rs7 per liters for the month of March 2020, a notification said on Saturday.

    The notification issued by Finance Division stated that the government decided to decrease the prices of petroleum products to provide relief to the consumers.

    The government is committed to extend relief to the public whenever fiscal space becomes available.

    As per the notification following prices will be effective from March 01, 2010:

    The price of petrol has been reduced by Rs5 per liter to Rs111.60 from Rs116.60.

    The price of high speed diesel has been reduced by Rs5 per liter to Rs122.26 from Rs127.26,

    The price of kerosene oil has been reduced by Rs7 per liter to Rs92.45 from Rs99.45.

    The price of light diesel oil has been reduced by Rs7 per liter to Rs77.51 from Rs84.51.

  • OGDCL declares fall in net profit to Rs53.18 billion during six months

    OGDCL declares fall in net profit to Rs53.18 billion during six months

    KARACHI: The net profit of Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) fell to Rs53.184 billion for the six-month period ended December 31, 2019.

    According to financial results for the six-month period ended December 31, 2019 announced on Wednesday, the after tax profit for the same period in last year was Rs56.75 billion.

    The company declared earnings per share at Rs12.37 for the period, which was also declined when compared with Rs13.20 EPS declared in the same period of the last year.

    The net sales of the company increased to Rs133.44 billion for six months period ended December 31, 2019 as compared with Rs126.89 billion in the same period of the last year.

    Operating expenses of the company increased to Rs30.55 billion for the period under review as compared with Rs29.63 billion in the corresponding half of the last year.

    The exploration and prospecting expenditure increased to Rs10.42 billion as compared with Rs4.48 billion in the corresponding period of the last year.

  • Pakistan Petroleum declares 21% decline in half year profit

    Pakistan Petroleum declares 21% decline in half year profit

    KARACHI: Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) has announced 21 percent decline in after tax profit for half-year period ended on December 31, 2019.

    According to financial results submitted to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday, the company declared net profit of Rs24.55 billion for the half year ended December 31, 2019 as compared with Rs31.04 billion in the same half of the last year.

    The company declared earnings per share of Rs9.02 for half year ended December 31, 2019 as compared with Rs11.41 in the corresponding period of the last year.

    The decline in profit has been mainly attributed to higher operating expenses and higher exploration expenses.

    The operating expenses of the company increased to Rs21.34 billion for the period under review as compared with Rs19.45 billion in the half-year period ended December 31, 2018.

    Similarly, exploration expenses grew to Rs11.74 billion for the half-year period ended December 31, 2019 as compared with Rs7.99 billion in the corresponding half of the last year.

    The company declared decline of profit by 39 percent to Rs10.31 billion for quarter ended December 31, 2019 as compared with Rs16.85 billion in the same quarter of the last year.

    Analysts at Topline Securities said that PPL’s reported lower than expected earnings during the outgoing quarter. This deviation from our estimates was mainly on account of higher than expected exploration expenses. Increase of 106 percent was seen YoY while on quarterly basis they increased by a massive 197 percent.

    PPL’s revenue grew by 7 percent YoY in 2QFY20, despite a decline of 3 percent in oil production and a 12 percent decline in gas production, the analysts said.

    Oil prices for the period didn’t fare well either declining 6 percent YoY for 2QFY20. The favorable exchange rate movement YoY was enough to post growth for the period under review YoY.

  • Oil prices fall by 15% since coronavirus outbreak

    Oil prices fall by 15% since coronavirus outbreak

    KARACHI: The international oil prices have fallen by around 15 percent since the outbreak of deadly coronavirus, analysts at Arif Habib Limited said on Tuesday.

    They said that the coronavirus epidemic in China has battered oil prices as WTI, Brent and Arab Light have declined by 15.8 percent, 16.3 percent and 14.5 percent, respectively since December 2019.

    To recall, China is the world’s largest importer of oil and second largest consumer of oil (15 percent of total demand).

    Any slowdown/extended slowdown in Chinese economic growth may lead to disruption in global oil markets with higher than expected inventories, which may trigger upwards sticky oil prices in the short run.

    In accordance with the situation and expected slowdown in the Chinese economy, OPEC lowered its oil demand by 230k bpd, while the US EIA, revised down its global oil demand forecast by 378k bpd.

    The situation may get worse as the outbreak is spreading globally with emerging cases in South Korea, Europe (Italy), Iran, Afghanistan and Israel.

    Pertinently, several countries have temporarily closed borders with the affected countries, including Pakistan, which closed its border with Iran.

    They believe oil prices in the short term will be dependent on the virus updates from China including new registered cases and death tolls. Moreover, spread of the virus to other countries and measures for combat are also expected to influence oil prices.

    They analyzed the impact of oil prices on Pakistan’s macro-economy and listed sectors.

  • Many fuel stations shut down after sudden demand, supply suspension rumors

    Many fuel stations shut down after sudden demand, supply suspension rumors

    Panic gripped Karachi on Wednesday evening as numerous fuel stations were forced to shut down following a surge in demand sparked by rumors of a fuel supply suspension.

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  • Oil sales fall by 10% on slow economic activity

    Oil sales fall by 10% on slow economic activity

    KARACHI: The domestic oil sales have declined by 10 percent during first seven months (July – January) 2019/2020 owing to slow economic activity.

    Analysts at Topline Securities on Tuesday said that the oil sales slipped to 10,139,000 tons during first seven months of the current fiscal year showing decline of 10 percent.

    The oil consumption in January 2020 fell by 13 percent year on year, where drop in sales was largely driven by 40 percent lower furnace oil sales due to government policy of moving away from FO-based power generation and 11 percent yoy decline in high speed diesel volumes amidst slow economic activity, particularly in the agriculture space.

    However, on a sequential basis, oil sales witnessed limited decline of 2 percent month on month, supported by 88 percent MoM higher furnace oil offtake given government allowing partial resumption of FO-based power plants to support the local refineries and possible exports by Byco Petroleum.

    High Speed Diesel sales were down by 13 percent Month on Month in January 2020, while motor spirit volumes declined by five percent MoM.

    Pakistan State Oil sales declined by 16 percent YoY and 10 percent MoM in January 2020, however, during first seven months of current fiscal year sales remain 6 percent YoY higher.