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BBC News
2 days ago
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Hose hits superb 95 as Rapids beat Outlaws
Vitality Blast, Trent BridgeWorcestershire Rapids 206-5 (20 overs): Hose 95, Ali 51; Pennington 2-48Nottinghamshire Outlaws 181-7 (20 overs): Patterson-White 39*, Moores 39; Taylor 2-36, Duffy 2-42Worcestershire Rapids win by 25 runsScorecard Adam Hose hit a devastating 95 from 51 balls to help Worcestershire Rapids secure a 25-run victory over Nottinghamshire Outlaws in the T20 Blast at Trent hosts won the toss and put Worcestershire in to bat - a decision that looked to be paying dividends when the hosts picked up two quick early wickets to put the Rapids under pressure at skipper Brett D'Oliveira was run out for a golden duck in bizarre fashion just three balls into the innings when he lost his balance as he tried to take a quick single and bowler Daniel Sams reacted quickly to dismiss him with a direct Pollock then hammered former Worcestershire bowler Dillon Pennington's first ball straight down Matthew Montgomery's throat at deep square leg to leave the Rapids in a spot of Kashif Ali instantly went on the attack for Worcestershire, hitting three sixes in the space of three overs to end the powerplay at moved onto 51 but soon after he was caught in the deep by Lyndon James after coming down the track to Calvin Harrison in the 10th over and sending one straight to long that moment onwards, Hose stepped on the gas and produced a blistering batting display, smashing six sixes - two of which sailed over the stand - and seven first maximum from Hose was the biggest of the lot, sending an enormous slog sweep into the street outside the ground off Liam repeated the trick again shortly after, this time off Harrison, and then went to his 21st T20 career half-century - and second of the season - in some style as he pulled Conor McKerr for Brookes ably supported Hose, making a valuable 32 from 19 balls before he tried to go big through the leg side against Patterson-White but was caught by Sams in the deep to bring to an end a 79-run partnership with Hose to leave the Rapids on it did not slow Worcestershire's progress as Ben Dwarshuis joined Hose in the middle and they took 16 runs from Pennington in the 17th over and then 19 from Sams in the penultimate over of the was still time for one more six in the final over off Pennington - and 11th of the evening for the Rapids - as Dwarshuis smashed one on the up over mid-wicket on his way to 18 not out off nine Hose chasing what would have been the first T20 Blast century of the season, he tried to scoop Pennington down to fine leg but was trapped in front, falling just five runs short of a ton as Worcestershire finished on 95 is the joint-highest score of the T20 Blast season, with Lancashire's Keaton Jennings also reaching the same figure against Notts in May. Nottinghamshire made a relatively bright start in reply despite losing Lyndon James for just one when he sent a length delivery from Tom Taylor tamely into the hands of Hose at who is the Outlaws' leading T20 run-scorer so far this season, pushed his side onto 38 inside the first five after he toed one in the air straight to Taylor at mid-off from Jacob Duffy for 19, the hosts struggled to build any significant Henriques was stumped by Gareth Roderick off Fateh Singh and skipper Joe Clarke, who hit two sixes on the way to 31, was caught by D'Oliveira off Taylor to leave the Outlaws 72-4 at the halfway point of the hit two sixes and made a quick 20 from 12 balls, while Tom Moores joint top-scored with 39, but both fell in relatively quick succession as Nottinghamshire saw any realistic hopes of victory drift away at 129-6 with five overs (15) and Patterson-White (39*) slapped a few impressive boundaries towards the end of the innings to restore some pride, with the latter launching a particularly huge six through mid-on from a valiant late effort for the Outlaws proved to be in vain as they ended up on 181-7 and Worcestershire sealed a deserved win to move level on points with Nottinghamshire and above them on net run-rate into fourth.
Business Recorder
21-05-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
‘Discrepancies in OGDCL real-time data': Concerns mount about accuracy of royalty payments to provinces
ISLAMABAD: Concerns about the accuracy of royalty payments to provinces are mounting due to discrepancies in the Oil and Gas Development Limited (OGDCL)'s real-time production and sales data. This issue is exacerbated by the absence of a verification mechanism within the Petroleum Division, potentially allowing the company to benefit from unaudited data. This was revealed in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)'s sub-committee meeting which examined the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) Audit Report 2010 and 2013-14. Seven new exploration blocks: OGDCL secures provisional award In one case, audit identified short payment of royalty of Rs467.47 million due to difference to quantity of oil produced, saved and sold (refined product sale). Audit highlighted that there was variation in figures of raw production available with Director General (PC) Petroleum Division and figures of sales actually declared by the OGDCL for payment of royalty. Further, the DG (PC) has not record of crude oil and gas actually sold and no mechanism in place to authenticate the figures of production and sale of crude oil and gas. The PAC has directed the ministry to 'ensure the collection of royalty on value of oil and gas actually saved (refined products) as required under the law instead of on value of oil and gas sold'. The audit official pointed out huge difference between crude oil supplied and sold by OGDCL. Moreover, field production of crude oil is reported after considering the basis sediment and water drainage, so the treatment of the same at the refinery is not justifiable. The auditor observed in the audit para that DG PC did not take notice of difference between petroleum products produced and saved and sold by OGDCL. Due to this difference of 373,977 barrels OGDCL evading royalty, the government was deprived of revenue worth Rs467.47 million approximately. According to the Regulation of Mines and Oilfields and Mineral Development (Government Control) Act, 1948, read with Rule 36 of Pakistan Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Rules, 1986, holders of a lease shall pay a royalty at the rate of 12.5 percent of the wellhead value of the petroleum produced and save. OGDCL Managing Director Ahmed Hayat Lak asked the audit to read out Rule 37 and Rule 36 of Pakistan Petroleum (Exploration and Production) Rules, 1986, which provide clarification in the matter. The audit official rejected the argument of the OGDCL management which says, 'Quantity of dispatch was taken out of which certain quantities had to be deducted and reconciliation was produced. The reduction in quantity due to drainage of water losses/conversion factor requires more supporting documents for verification of facts'. Acting DG (PC) Kashif Ali explained that main difference is due to the various factors such as production is always reconciled with the receipt of refinery at temperature and transport losses. On other hand, Petroleum Division has yet to implement its concession management system which was installed in 2009. In the office of DG (PC), concession management system remained dormant and was not helpful in systematic provision of data. 'Millions of rupees were spent for development of the software but the purpose was not being served i.e. to compile the record in the systematic manner,' the audit official said. This system was devised to keep information and record updated regarding each E&P Company relating to its activities and other obligations. Secretary Petroleum Momin Agha and DG (PC) explained that they again hired the services of contractor LMKR in January 2025 to manage petroleum concession agreement, petroleum sharing agreement, license and lease deed, information relating to operator, status/payable of royalty, rent production bonus, training funds and other obligation. Audit official stated no progress on implementation has been seen in last four months following signing of the contract. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
BBC News
09-05-2025
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- BBC News
Tribe and Kellaway star for Glamorgan against Kent
Rothesay County Championship Division Two, The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury (day one)Glamorgan 389-7 (95.4 overs): Tribe 94, Kellaway 91*, Ingram 70; Kashif Ali 4-75 Kent: Yet to batKent 2 pts, Glamorgan 3 ptsMatch scorecard Career-best scores from 21-year-olds Asa Tribe and Ben Kellaway allowed Glamorgan to build a solid 389-7 after being put in by mature 94 dominated the first half of the day while Kellaway steered the visitors' later efforts as he reached 91 not shared the day's best stand of 133 with Colin Ingram, who added 70 to his impressive season's Pakistan paceman Kashif Ali, with his best county performance of 4-75, kept the home side in the game despite Glamorgan being in the ascendancy for most of the Stewart bowled tightly but a depleted Kent, minus a handful of bowlers, could not keep consistent pressure on the visitors. Kent, who also had Zak Crawley withdrawn by England, gave a debut to all-rounder Ekansh Singh, 18, among three changes while Glamorgan welcomed back experienced seamer James Harris after started confidently enough but Zain Ul Hassan, after hitting a couple of sweet off-drives, edged to Tawanda Muyeye at slip for 16 in Kashif Ali's first over.A generous helping of extras helped Glamorgan's total from stalling, with the usually fast-scoring Tribe starting carefully as former Kent stalwart Sam Northeast played himself in accelerated to his half-century the delivery before lunch against some inconsistent bowling, but Italy international Grant Stewart came out firing with a fine spell after lunch as he forced Northeast to edge to slip for 42 in a stand of 95.A brilliant leaping slip catch by Daniel Bell-Drummond got rid of Kiran Carlson for 16, and leg-spinner Matt Parkinson bowled Tribe when it seemed the Jersey youngster was set for a maiden century. Despite his disappointment, a fourth score of 50 or more in as many matches, including a healthy haul of 16 boundaries, suggests he has the technique to become established at the top of the Ingram was next to press the accelerator with a lofted straight six off Parkinson after one miscue just over mid-off, as he moved to 50 off just 47 balls. He and Kellaway added 133 at four an over without undue alarm, and although Ingram slowed down in the latter stages of his knock, he was disappointed to be given out caught behind down leg-side from Kashif's first ball with the new passed his previous career-best of 74 with a rare edge over the slips, although he lost Chris Cooke (15) who saw his off-stump knocked back by van der Gugten fell for 17 in George Garrett's last over but Kellaway was left in sight of a maiden century overnight as he and Tribe offered potential long-term promise for Glamorgan.
