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After the partition of British India in August 1947, the newly formed Government of Pakistan required oil exploration to be conducted by companies incorporated in Pakistan and using the local currency. [4] In response to this requirement, Attock Oil Company incorporated Pakistan Oilfields Limited, in which it held a shareholding of 70 percent. [4]
The oil prices were seen rising to hit $71.38 per barrel in March 2021, marking the highest since the beginning of the pandemic in January 2020. [116] The oil price rise followed a missile drone attack on Saudi Arabia's Aramco oil facility by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. [117] The United States said it was committed to defending Saudi Arabia. [118]
There are five main oil refineries in Pakistan with a combined capacity of approximately 450,000 barrels of crude oil per day (bpd), equivalent to 20 million tonnes per annum. [8] Cnergyico PK Limited is the largest oil refiner, with its oil refining complex in the Balochistan province able to refine up to 156,000 barrels per day of crude oil. [9]
Pakistan State Oil is a Pakistani petroleum corporation involved in marketing and distribution of petroleum products. [3] It has a network of 3,689 petroleum filling stations, out of which 3500 outlets serve the public retail sector and 189 outlets serve wholesale bulk customers. It is the largest fuel marketing company of Pakistan.
The reform raised the price to $0.40 US per liter and later reduced the ration to 60 liters per month. The price for over-quota consumption and the imported cars were $0.70 US per liter. The energy price reform included a cash-rebate program through which each person received 455,000 rials ($15 US) per month from the government.
At its peak during 1986, the field was producing approximately 2,400 barrel of oil per day. It has grown steadily since then, producing both oil and, to a lesser degree, natural gas. [3] Oil production was entirely confined to the Potwar Plateau till 1981, when Union Texas Pakistan subsidiary discovered its first oil-field in Lower Sindh. By ...
The resulting complex, named Pakistani Oil Refinery, commenced operations in 1964. [6] It was inaugurated by Muhammad Ayub Khan, then President of Pakistan. The design capacity of the refinery was 1 million tons of crude oil per annum but was increased to 2.1 million tons per annum later. [4] [3]
Attock Petroleum started its operations in 1998 and is third largest oil marketing company in Pakistan as of 2018. [5] [2] In 2005, Attock was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange, following an initial public offering at a strike price of PKR 57.75. [6] [7]