KARACHI: The government of Balochistan province has granted Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL) for large scale mining of Lead and Zinc, according to a communication received by Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday.
The PPL said that company had been granted a large scale mining lease for Lead and Zinc, in District Khuzdar, by the government of Balochistan and in this regard a large scale mining Lease Deed had been executed, for large scale mining and establishment of Lead-Zinc processing plant in district Khuzdar, Balochistan over an area covering 30 square kilometers (7,413.16 acres).
The company said that the lease is valid for a term of thirty (30) years and shall be operated by Bolan Mining Enterprises, a 50:50 Joint Venture between PPL and the provincial government.
The estimated reserves of barite, lead and zinc are 69 million tons as per bankable feasibility by a renowned German Consultant, over a portion of the leased area.
ISLAMABAD: A delegation representing Brother Gas UAE has shared with the Board of Investment (BOI) that they will be investing in three phases, with an initial investment of $15 million.
The first phase will include setting up a plant in M3 industrial area in Faisalabad which will serve the local market and facilitate export to neighboring markets from Pakistan.
It will include industrial gases, with more than 1000 products. They will install an Aerosol Propellant Gas “APG” plant which will be manufacturing the much needed APG within Pakistan instead of importing the same.
BOI organized a hybrid investment seminar on Monday, 6th December at Pakistan Pavilion, Dubai Expo, which was attended by local & international business community physically and virtually.
The business community was apprised on investment policies and potential in Pakistan with focus on technology as well as Knowledge economy.
On the sidelines of this seminar, Secretary BOI, Ms. Fareena Mazhar met with Kashif Maqsood, Managing Director of Brother Gas UAE, one of the leading oil and gas companies in Dubai.
Maqsood attended the seminar with his five member senior management team and confirmed their plan to set up a bottling plant at Special Economic Zone in Faisalabad.
Board of Investment has been facilitating the organization previously and has assisted in applying for a Plot in Faisalabad Special Economic Zone (SEZ). BOI’s close coordination with the organization has resulted in the organization announcing its plan to invest in Pakistan.
The investment will help reduce imports and bring Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) through exports to neighboring countries. This project will also lead to the introduction of refrigerant gasses and ADNOC lubes for the first time in Pakistan. Secretary BOI has termed this potential investment as a major breakthrough for attracting FDI in Pakistan.
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued a notification, SRO 1579(I)/2021, announcing revisions in the sales tax rates on various petroleum products, excluding petrol.
The directorate invited sealed quotations/bids along with 25 per cent earnest money in the form of pay order or bank demand in favor of collector of customs from the oil marketing companies (OMCs) to purchase the same on as is where is basis.
The directorate will auction about 188,509 liters of high-speed diesel and 70,000 liters of crude oil and hydrocarbon oil.
As per law 10 per cent withholding tax shall be paid by the successful bidder/offer of the accepted bid amount of the auctioned subject POL products.
Interested/eligible bidders or offerers (OMCs) may participate in auction by way of submission of sealed tender/offer, in the name of the director of customs.
The directorate said that the sealed tenders must be submitted up to 1:00PM on December 7, 2021. The tender shall be opened at 2:00PM on the same day in the presence of all participants.
The highest tender/offer shall be considered for processing of the case and submitted to the competent authority.
In case of acceptance of the offer, rest of the amount shall be paid by the successful bidder within a period of seven days. In case of rejection of the bid earnest money shall be refunded to the bidder.
KARACHI: The domestic oil sales have surged by 18 per cent to 9.6 million tons during first five months (July – November) of fiscal year 2021-2022 – 5MFY22 as compared with 8.16 million tons in the corresponding months of the last fiscal year.
Analysts at Arif Habib Limited said that double digit growth was witnessed in all categories; motor spirit, high speed diesel and furnace oil with off take undergoing a jump to 3.81 million tons, 3.74 million tons and 1.78 million tons (amid higher requirement from furnace oil based power plants), up by 11 per cent, 20 per cent and 29 per cent year on year (YoY) against 3.44 million tons, 3.12 million tons and 1.38 million tons in the same period of the last fiscal year, respectively.
Total petroleum and lubricant sales clocked-in at 1.75 million tons in November 2021, depicting an increase of 2 per cent YoY while down 12 per cent Month on Month (MoM) on account of significant decline in furnace oil volumes which clocked in at 0.18 million tons, down by 46 per cent MoM compared to 0.33 million tons in October 2021.
The decline in sales volumes has been attributed to power requirement in winter season which is usually lower compared to summer resulting in slowdown in dispatches and increase in prices of motor spirit (petrol) and high speed diesel.
On yearly basis, sales volumes witnessed a meager growth of two per cent YoY which was mainly led by sales growth in furnace oil and high speed diesel by three per cent and one per cent YoY, respectively.
ISLAMABAD: The government Tuesday decided to keep the prices of petroleum products unchanged for the next fortnight till December 15, 2021.
A notification said that the prices of petroleum products will be the same as notified on November 15, 2021.
Petrol would be sold at Rs145.82 per liter; High-Speed Diesel at Rs142.62 per liter; kerosene oil at Rs116.53 per liter and light diesel oil at Rs114.07 per liter, according to a press statement issued by the finance ministry here.
ISLAMABAD: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has signed an agreement to extend an oil facility of $100 million per month for one year to Pakistan on deferred payments.
Sultan bin Abdulrahman Al-Marshad, CEO of Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) exchanged the Financing Agreement with Omer Ayub Khan, Minister for Economic Affairs for the Import of Saudi Goods on Monday.
Talking on the occasion, Minister for Economic Affairs stated that Pakistan values the bilateral and brotherly relations with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and thanked KSA for extending support for implementing the infrastructure and energy projects in Pakistan.
KSA helped Pakistan generously during the earthquake of 2005. Both the countries signed projects worth $500 million during the visit of the Prime Minister of Pakistan to the Kingdom in May this year. As per the Financing Agreement, the SFD will extend the financing facility up to $100 million per month for one year for the import of crude oil and petroleum products from Saudi Arabia, which will be extended for another year.
The CEO, SFD stated that Saudi Arabia holds relations with Pakistan in the highest esteem and assured to extend full support for the implementation of development projects in Pakistan. Both sides expressed their strong commitment to enhancing bilateral economic relations in the future.
ISLAMABAD: The talks between the government and Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association ended in a success which has led to the strike being called off.
“The talks between the government and petroleum dealers association have led to the strike being called off,” Hammad Azhar, Minister of Energy said in a Tweet on Thursday night.
The talks between the Govt and petroleum dealers association has led to the strike being called off. The govt will notify 0.99 paisa increase in their margins after due approval from cabinet as per existing summary. After 6 months we will move to % system up to 4.4% margin.
Earlier, the petroleum dealers association observed a shutdown strike on Thursday for raising profit margin on sale of petroleum products.
Most of the fuel pumps were remained closed during the day. Even those pumps owned by Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) which announced to open their outlets, were also closed for the shortage of stock.
The energy minister in his Tweet said that the government will notify 0.99 paisa increase in their margins after due approval from the cabinet as per the existing summary. “After six months we will move to % (per cent) system up to 4.4 per cent margin,” he added.
Earlier, PPDA Chairman Abdul Sami Khan said petroleum dealers had been in a difficult position due to the high cost of business and low margins. He said that the government guarantees a margin of only 2 per cent on sales of fuel oil in the face of rising electricity tariffs.
“We demand the government to cancel our petrol pumps licenses,” he said, adding that nearly 50 per cent of the petrol pumps will close down permanently with license cancellation as no one will reapply for acquisition.
“Immediate increase on ex-depot price in dealers’ margin for HSD and MS without burdening common people and without increasing prices of petroleum products, absorbing dealers’ margin increase by reducing Sales Tax and PDL,” he demanded.
A day earlier, Gas & Oil Pakistan Company Limited (GO), with the largest retail outlet network of 1,000 outlets in the private sector and the largest network of company-owned, company-operated (COCO) outlets in Pakistan assured the customers that all its outlets would remain open and continue to function normally.
“GO remains firm in its commitment to fulfilling the fueling needs of the nation come what may,” the company said in a tweet.
Shell Pakistan also announced to open its outlet to serve the nation. “Shell Pakistan announces that they will not participate in the strike on November 25, 2021,” according to the company. All the company-operated retail stations will be opened to serve the customers, it added.
Hascol, another OMC, assured that all its owned and company-operated (COCO) stations, including all service stations on the M2 Lahore-Islamabad Motorway will remain open and ready to serve them as per routine.
Pakistan State Oil (PSO) also showed its commitment that all COCO stations will remain open nationwide and continue to function normally. “PSO is committed to serving the nation during such challenging time,” it said.
ISLAMABAD: Leading Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have announced to open their outlets across the country on November 25, 2021, in order to ensure facilitating consumers.
A shutdown strike has been called by the Petroleum Dealers Association on November 25, 2021.
Gas & Oil Pakistan Company Limited (GO), with the largest retail outlet network of 1,000 outlets in the private sector and the largest network of company-owned, company operated (COCO) outlets in Pakistan assured the customers that all its outlets would remain open and continue to function normally.
“GO remains firm in its commitment to fulfilling the fueling needs of the nation come what may,” the company said in a tweet.
Shell Pakistan also announced to open its outlet to serve the nation. “Shell Pakistan announces that they will not participate in the strike on November 25, 2021,” according to the company. All the company-operated retail stations will be opened to serve the customers, it added.
Hascol, another OMC, assured that all its owned and company-operated (COCO) stations, including all service stations on the M2 Lahore-Islamabad Motorway will remain open and ready to serve them as per routine.
Pakistan State Oil (PSO) also showed its commitment that all COCO stations will remain open nationwide and continue to function normally. “PSO is committed to serving the nation during such challenging time,” it said.
The prices will remain unchanged from November 16, 2021, till the end of the month: Petrol Rs145.82 per liter; High-Speed Diesel (HSD) Rs142.62 per liter; Kerosene Oil Rs116.53 per liter; and Light Diesel Oil Rs114.07 per liter.
A statement issued by the Finance Division said that despite rising petroleum products prices globally, the Prime Minister of Pakistan has kindly rejected the proposal for enhancement in the prices and desired that the prices of petroleum products from November 16, 2021, shall remain the same as notified on November 04, 2021, for providing maximum relief to the general public.
The decision has been taken in the public interest. The government will bear the burden by making adjustments in the sales tax rates, etc.
Muzzammil Aslam, spokesman to the finance minister in a Tweet said: “History has been made today. In today’s petrol prices the Sales Tax is effective zero per cent.”
