--- title: "Pakistan begins feasibility study for Strategic Petroleum Reserves" description: "Most outlets reported that the federal petroleum minister initiated a feasibility study on Strategic Petroleum Reserves, led by an international consultancy firm. Business Recorder and Dawn both highlighted the minister's involvement and the launch of the study, with Dawn specifying the consultancy firm as Wood McKenzie. Both provided brief descriptions of the event without additional framing." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/4698-petroleum-division-kicks-off-feasibility-study-on-strategic site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan begins feasibility study for Strategic Petroleum Reserves business · latest filing 26 Aug 2026, 7:47 AM PKT · 25–26 Aug 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that the federal petroleum minister initiated a feasibility study on Strategic Petroleum Reserves, led by an international consultancy firm. Business Recorder and Dawn both highlighted the minister's involvement and the launch of the study, with Dawn specifying the consultancy firm as Wood McKenzie. Both provided brief descriptions of the event without additional framing. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **The Nation** — [Feasibility study for establishment of SPR through int’l consultancy firm kicked off](https://www.nation.com.pk/26-Aug-2026/feasibility-study-establishment-spr-int-l-consultancy-firm-kicked) · 26 Aug 2026, 7:47 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD - The federal government has kicked off a feasibil­ity study regarding the establishment of strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) through international consultancy firm Wood McKenzie. - **24 News HD** — [Pakistan launches feasibility study for strategic petroleum reserves](https://www.24newshd.tv/25-Aug-2026/pakistan-launches-feasibility-study-strategic-petroleum-reserves) · 25 Aug 2026, 7:23 PM PKT · 71% identical wording to the newest filing > Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik on Tuesday chaired the kick-off meeting for a feasibility study on establishing strategic petroleum reserves in Pakistan as the government seeks to strengthen the country's energy security against potential supply disruptions. - **Dawn** — [Petroleum division kicks off feasibility study on strategic reserves](https://www.dawn.com/news/2025226/petroleum-division-kicks-off-feasibility-study-on-strategic-reserves) · 25 Aug 2026, 6:42 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday kicked off a feasibility study regarding strategic petroleum reserves (SPR) through international consultancy firm Wood McKenzie. Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik today chaired the kick-off meeting with Wood Mackenzie, which was selected to undertake the study following a competitive tender process that attracted four bids. Wood Mackenzie Vic... - **Business Recorder** — [Pakistan launches study for Strategic Petroleum Reserves to boost energy security](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436479/pakistan-launches-study-for-strategic-petroleum-reserves-to-boost-energy-security) · 25 Aug 2026, 4:59 PM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing > In a key development, Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik on Tuesday chaired the kick-off meeting for the feasibility study on establishing Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) in Pakistan, with international energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie selected to undertake the study following a competitive tender process in which four bids were received. Malik was briefed on the scope and obj... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Govt, PSO explore measures to bolster strategic reserves amid fuel volatility](https://harzaviya.com/stories/5247-govt-pso-explore-measures-to-bolster-strategic-reserves-amid) · 29 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 73% related 4 articles from 4 outlets, 25–26 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. 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