Oil marketing companies seek margin increase notification
Most outlets led with the demand by Pakistan’s oil marketing companies for an immediate notification of a Rs1.22 per litre increase in their regulated margin. Business Recorder highlighted the call for urgent government intervention and warned of industry challenges, while BOL News attributed the demand to the Oil Companies Advisory Council and mentioned the liquidity crisis as a key concern. Both excerpts focused on the financial pressures facing the sector but did not elaborate further on potential government responses or broader economic implications.
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OCAC urges govt to notify pending OMC margin hike
KARACHI: The Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) has called on the government to immediately notify a Rs1.22 per litre increase in oil marketing company margins, saying the sector faces a severe liquidity crisis after operating for nearly three full fiscal years without a revision. The margin was last adjusted in September 2023 and has remained ... Read more The post OCAC urges govt to notify...
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OMCs demand immediate increase in margin
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s top oil marketing companies (OMCs) have sought urgent government intervention for notification of the long-pending Rs1.22 per litre increase in their regulated margin, warning that the industry cannot indefinitely absorb mounting financial and regulatory costs. In a letter dated August 18, 2026, addressed to Federal Minister for Energy (Petroleum Division) Ali Pervaiz Mali...
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