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  • Hascol, Vitol Dubai enter $42 million financial arrangement

    Hascol, Vitol Dubai enter $42 million financial arrangement

    KARACHI: Vitol Dubai Limited (VDL) has agreed to provide financial facility of $42 million to Hascol Petroleum Limited, an announcement said on Monday.

    The announcement informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that Hascol Petroleum Limited and Vitol Dubai Limited, a major shareholder of Hascol, had entered into financial arrangement whereby VDL had agreed to provide facilities of $42 million.

    The financial facilities included: Bank guarantee facility of $15 million; open credit limit facility of $12 million; and stock availability at HTL Port Qasim Terminal of $15 million.

    The company said that the arrangement would further strengthen the supply chain of the company.

    Hascol Petroleum Limited is engaged in the purchase, storage and sale of petroleum products such as High Speed Diesel, Gasoline, Fuel Oil and FUCHS lubricants.

    In February 2005 Hascol was granted an oil marketing license by the Government of Pakistan and since then, Hascol has been engaged in developing a retail network under Hascol brand and have commissioned over 500 retail outlets in the four provinces of Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

    Hascol Petroleum Limited has extensive links with the domestic and international oil trading companies and today is the second largest importer of petroleum products after PSO.

    Hascol also markets LPG. At present 15 Automax LPG Stations across Pakistan are in various stages of approvals with the government of Pakistan.

    Hascol has become a member of the highly esteemed listed companies of Pakistan Stock Exchange and its share price has appreciated considerably since the listing in 2014, keeping in pace with the phenomenal growth of the company.

    This massive growth has been made possible due to the strategic vision of the Board and excellent execution by Senior Management.

    Hascol has made major headway in constructing storage facilities at Keamari, Daulatpur, Shikarpur, Mehmood Kot, Machike and Amangarh. New storage facilities are compeleted for Sahiwal, Kotlajam and Thalian.

    In 2016, VITOL, the largest independent oil trading entity in the world, acquired 15 percent equity in Hascol which was later increased to 27.46 percent making VITOL the single largest shareholder in the Company.
    In joint venture with VITOL, Hascol has also set up an LNG marketing company, VAS LNG (PVT) LTD.

    Hascol will have a 30 percent stake in this company and VITOL 70 percent. Hascol has also signed a Technical Services Agreement with VITOL Aviation enabling Hascol to start fueling aircrafts at Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad airports.

    Additionally, a separate joint venture company with VITOL, Hascol Terminals Limited (HTL) has constructed one of the largest Petroleum Terminals in Pakistan at Port Qasim, having a capacity of 197,000 Metric Tons. Phase I of this terminal was commissioned in March 2019.

  • Pakistan starts receiving Saudi crude oil on deferred payment

    Pakistan starts receiving Saudi crude oil on deferred payment

    KARACHI: Pakistan has started receiving crude oil on deferred payment from Saudi Arabia. In this regard two ships carrying 116,276 metric ton crude oil arrived at Karachi port on Saturday.

    Sources said that ships namely M T Quetta and MT Lahore reached Karachi port carrying the Saudi crude oil.

    MT Lahore is carrying 58,158 metric ton of crude oil and MT Quetta is carrying remaining 58,118 metric ton of crude oil.

    Saudi Arabia has pledged to provide $275 million worth crude oil monthly on deferred payment.

    The supply of crude oil on deferred payment would remain continue for next three months. In total the oil rich country would provide crude oil amounting $9.9 billion during next three years.

    The agreement for providing crude oil on deferred payment was signed during the visit of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman to Pakistan in February 2019.

  • Engro starts commercial operation of 660MW coal-fired power project

    Engro starts commercial operation of 660MW coal-fired power project

    KARACHI: Engro Powergen Thar (Private) Limited on Wednesday started commercial operation of its 660 Megawatts Coal-Fired power generation complex at Thar Block-II, District Tharparkar, Sindh.

    In a notice to Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), Engro Corp said that a power purchase agreement on May 04, 2015 was entered into between Engro Energy Limited (EEL’s) subsidiary EPTL and the National Transmission and Dispatch Company Limited, through its Central Power Purchasing Agency on behalf of ex-WAPDA Distribution Companies, in relation to EPTL’s 660 MW (Gross) coal fired power generation complex at Thar Block-II, District Tharparkar, Province of Sindh, Pakistan.

    It said that pursuant to the terms of PPA, EPTL has declared the commercial operation date of the project with effect from July 10, 2019.

    Furthermore, EEL’s associated company, namely, Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company Limited (a joint venture between Sindh government, EEL, Thal Limited, Hub Power Company Limited, Habib Bank Limited, CMEC Thar Mining Investment Limited and Houlinhe Open Pit Coal Investment Company) (SECMC) has also declared its commercial operation on the COD date and SECMC shall start the supply of Thar coal to EPTL for its project.

    The company said that the projects would usher in a new era of energy security and prosperity for Pakistan which would not have been possible without the support extended by the provincial and federal governments and all other private stakeholders.

  • FBR issues uniform 17pc sales tax rates for petroleum products

    FBR issues uniform 17pc sales tax rates for petroleum products

    ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Sunday issued uniformed sales tax rates for petroleum products effective from July 01, 2019.

    To implement the sales tax rates for petroleum products from July 01, 2019 the FBR issued SRO 700(I)/2019 on Sunday.

    In the earlier SRO 602(I)/2019 dated May 31, 2019, the FBR fixed the sales tax rate included: petrol 13 percent; high speed diesel oil, 13 percent; kerosene oil 17 percent; and light diesel oil at 17 percent.

    The FBR sources said that the sales tax rates have been increased on the two major products including petrol and high speed diesel oil, which are main revenue spinner.

    The FBR has been given Rs5,550 billion target for fiscal year 2019/2020, which is apparently an impossible target on the back of weak economic conditions and lower manufacturing output.

  • New petroleum policy to offer incentives to foreign E&P companies: Imran Khan

    New petroleum policy to offer incentives to foreign E&P companies: Imran Khan

    ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the government is working on a new petroleum policy, which will offer incentives to foreign exploration and production (E&P) companies.

    The prime minister said this at a meeting with Chief Executive Officer Kuwait Petroleum Shaikh Nawaf Saud Al-Sabah, along with his delegation, which called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday.

    The prime minister said that in order to capitalize the existing potential of the sector, the fovernment was working on a new petroleum policy offering incentives to foreign exploration and production (E&P) companies and removing impediments in way to undertaking smooth and profitable business ventures.

    Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan, Minister Energy Punjab Dr. M. Akhtar Malik, Secretary Petroleum Mian Asad Hayauddin and senior officers were also present during the meeting.

    Shaikh Nawaf Saud Al-Sabah briefed the Prime Minister about Kuwait Petroleum’s business ventures in Pakistan since 1980s in the area of exploration.

    He evinced keen interest in further expanding business activities in the country.

    The prime minister welcomed Shaikh Nawaf Saud Al-Sabah and his delegation to Pakistan and assured Government’s continued support to the company in their smooth business operations.

    The prime minister highlighted various steps that the present Government has taken for improving ease of doing business and facilitation of foreign investment.

    The prime minister observed that exploration remained a neglected area in past.

    Imran Khan appreciated company’s contribution towards imparting training to the local manpower in E&P sector.

    Minister Energy Punjab Dr. M. Akhtar Malik also briefed the meeting about various initiatives being taken by Punjab Government in Petroleum sector.

  • OMCs sales sharply decline by 25pc in 10 months

    OMCs sales sharply decline by 25pc in 10 months

    KARACHI: The sales of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) massively declined by 25 percent during first ten months (July – April) of current fiscal year owing to slowdown in economic activities.

    The sales of OMCs fell to around 15.28 million tons during July – April 2018/2019 as compared with 20.4 million tons in the same period of the last fiscal year.

    Analysts at Topline Securities attributed the massive fall in sales to slowdown in economic activities and sharp decline in furnace oil.

    They said that Pakistan OMCs sales continued to suffer, where volumetric sales for April 2019 nosedived 16 percent YoY on back of 33 percent YoY lower furnace oil volumes and decline in high speed diesel volumes by 18 percent YoY.

    FO sales continued to feel pinch amid availability of RLNG/Coal for power generation. While, HSD volumes are down on YoY basis due to slowdown in economic activities.

    Petrol sales touched 20-Month high (in absolute terms), +2 percent YoY vs. +17 percent YoY in April 2018.

    Lower growth in MS could be attributed to increase in its prices by around 15 percent YoY coupled with overall slowdown in economy.

    In MS oil segment, PSO witnessed increase in market share by 4.3ppts YoY to 39.6 percent, while Hascol share has declined by 8.3ppts YoY to 7 percent as the company has changed its focus from higher volumes to higher margins.

    Similarly, unlisted player GNO gained 3.4ppts YoY in its market share.

    On HSD front, Hascol has lost 7.5ppts YoY in its market share to 7.1 percent, while GNO has gained 7.5ppts YoY and now commands 12 percent of the market.

  • ExxonMobil chief discusses offshore drilling with minister

    ExxonMobil chief discusses offshore drilling with minister

    ISLAMABAD: Chairman of ExxonMobil, Alex Volkov with his team met Ali Haider Zaidi, Minister for Maritime Affairs here on Tuesday.
    In a tweet message by the minister stated that productive discussions took place on the LNG requirements in Pakistan and the offshore drilling project off the coast of Karachi.

  • Credit Suisse consultants for RLNG plants privatization

    Credit Suisse consultants for RLNG plants privatization

    ISLAMABAD: The government has accorded approval to a consortium led by Credit Suisse to act as financial consultants for the privatization of the RLNG power plants.

    The approval was given at a meeting of the Board of Privatization Commission chaired by Federal Minister of Aviation and Privatization Muhammad Mian Soomro.

    The transparent and appropriately appraised value of privatization of state owned enterprises is one of the major priorities of the current government and shall be successfully undertaken with due regard to every possible minutiae, Soomro said.

    The meeting was attended by Secretary Privatization Rizwan Malik and the board members of the Privatization Commission.

    A number of essential issues were on the agenda. The Minister was briefed about the progress made in the Privatization process of a number of state owned enterprises.

    These enterprises include Mari Petroleum, SME Bank and First Woman’s Bank. Other state owned entities which are to be privatized on priority basis were also discussed. These include Services Hotel and Convention Centre, Islamabad.

    The Minister was apprised of the current status of the process for each entity and the Minister ordered that it should be ensured that every possible step is taken to ensure a transparent and financially feasible privatization.

    The meeting also confirmed the minutes of the Third Meeting (03/2018) of Privatization Commission Board which was held on 18th December, 2018 and also reviewed the status of decisions of the Third Meeting of the PC Board. The appointments of Consultants of the Privatization Commission were also discussed.

    It was also decided in the meeting that a steering committee headed by the Minister for Privatization, including relevant stakeholders shall over see the implementation process of privatization.

  • New LNG terminal: Instructions issued for completing formalities

    New LNG terminal: Instructions issued for completing formalities

    ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Asad Umar on Tuesday issued instructions for expeditiously completing formalities for setting up new LNG terminal at Port Qasim.

    The finance minister issued the directive while chairing the meeting of Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) on Tuesday. The committee considered proposals from different ministries/ Divisions.

    Ministry of Maritime Affairs briefed the ECC on matters relating to establishment of new LNG terminals at Port Qasim.

    The committee was informed that the Port Qasim Authority was looking at various choices with a view to find the most viable option.

    The committee gave instructions to expedite the matter and directed for completion of all formalities for setting up the new terminal expeditiously keeping in view the growing energy needs of the country.

    ECC approved proposal of Ministry of Energy based on request by Pakistan Petroleum Ltd for allocation of up to 9 mmcfd gas from Fazl X-1 field in distt Matiari to M/S SSGCL.

    The Committee also considered and approved various proposals relating to Supplementary grants. It may be recalled that such grants were previously approved by the Ministry of Finance, however in order to make the process more transparent, these are now considered and approved at the ECC/ Cabinet level.

  • Port Qasim Authority praised for successful handling LNG ships

    Port Qasim Authority praised for successful handling LNG ships

    Islamabad – Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Syed Ali Haider Zaidi, commended the Port Qasim Authority on Tuesday for its strategic management in handling the docking of LNG ships at berths. Zaidi emphasized that this proactive approach has played a crucial role in mitigating the impending gas crisis.

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