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Pakistan's power woes can be addressed and of course, there is a solution to the issues connected to electricity and its tariff, says Engr. Tanveer Ahmed Jafri. In many parts of the world, large companies have a buyer that buys electricity, water gas, etc., and focuses the prices assessing the cost at the end user. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports on China's move to increase fares in major bullet train lines due to rising costs and heavy debts. Topics discussed include the 870 billion dollars borrowing of state-owned China State Railway to pay the construction of railways, the political implication of increasing fares as the bullet trains have been a symbol of China's infrastructure-building capacity, and the government's order to provinces to cut their spending on infrastructure in exchange for debt relief.

The article discusses the temporary closure of a Sunoco gas station near Six Flags America due to customer complaints about contaminated fuel, with one customer reporting repair bill for his vehicle after discovering the fuel was 85% water. The Comptroller's Office, responsible for regulating fuel sales, conducted tests, and issued a Stop Sale order at the location.

The latest FID on the US$20 billion Mozambique LNG project, makes it the largest sanction ever in sub-Saharan Africa oil and gas. Described by His Excellency President Nyusi as "one of the most important and transformational projects in the country's history", Mozambique LNG is set to be a game-changer for this East African nation of 31 million people. [Extracted from the article]

According to NPD's 2019 resource report on fields and discoveries, more than half of the estimated remaining resources on the Norwegian shelf have already been discovered. "There is enough oil and gas on the Norwegian shelf to ensure profitable, efficient and responsible petroleum activity for many decades", says head of development and operations Ingrid Sølvberg. The traditional methods are drilling more production wells and injection of water and gas to boost the pressure in the reservoir, and thus force out more oil and gas. [Extracted from the article]

Reports on the increase of natural gas prices noted by economists of the Chicago Board of Trade in the Midwest in July 2001.