{"id":20313,"date":"2023-11-01T22:32:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T22:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/shell-to-sell-pakistan-unit-to-saudi-firm\/"},"modified":"2023-11-01T22:32:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T22:32:09","slug":"shell-to-sell-pakistan-unit-to-saudi-firm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/shell-to-sell-pakistan-unit-to-saudi-firm\/","title":{"rendered":"Shell to sell Pakistan unit to Saudi firm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Shell Pakistan on Wednesday said its parent company\u2019s unit, Shell Petroleum Company, has signed a deal with Saudi-based Wafi Energy to sell domestic operations.<\/p>\n<p>Shell Petroleum Company, the international arm of Shell , said the sale is expected to complete by the fourth quarter of 2024, subject to regulatory approvals.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Shell Petroleum Company said it would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1759698\/shell-petroleum-to-sell-stake-in-pakistan\">exit Pakistan<\/a> with the sale of its 77 per cent shareholding.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes after Shell made several announcements about its global operations and after Shell Pakistan (SPL) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1742443\/shell-pakistan-posts-rs72m-loss\">suffered losses<\/a> in 2022 due to exchange rates, the devaluation of the Pakistani rupee, and overdue receivables, and as the country faces a financial crisis and economic slowdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 the Board of Directors of Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL), in a meeting of its board held on June 14, 2023, have been notified by SPCo of its intent to sell its shareholding in SPL,\u201d SPL said in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis announcement does not impact SPL\u2019s current business operations, which continue,\u201d the notice said.<\/p>\n<p>Wafi Energy is a wholly-owned affiliate of Asyad Holding Group, a fuel retailer in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Shell Pakistan\u2019s operations include more than 600 mobility sites, 10 fuel terminals, a lubricant oil blending plant and a 26pc shareholding in Pak-Arab Pipeline Company Limited.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shell Pakistan on Wednesday said its parent company\u2019s unit, Shell Petroleum Company, has signed a deal with Saudi-based Wafi Energy to sell domestic operations. Shell Petroleum Company, the international arm of Shell , said the sale is expected to complete by the fourth quarter of 2024, subject to regulatory approvals. 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