The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has released its annual report for the fiscal year 2020-21, which states that OGRA has for the first time granted five licences to transport liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through road bowsers. The authority also granted 1,341 gas connections, beside resolving 8,272 consumers’ complaints providing them Rs1,18.31 million in financial relief. OGRA entertained consumers’ complaints against natural gas, LPG, CNG (compressed natural gas) and OMCs (oil marketing companies) free of charge. These complaints were resolved expeditiously and in a judicious manner by providing remedial measures, the report said. It permitted Tabeer Energy Marketing (Private) Limited, Energas Marketing (Private) Limited and Shell Energy Pakistan (Private) Limited to carry out a regulated activity for the sale of natural gas / RLNG to consumers.
During the period under review, OGRA issued a license to K-Electric Limited for the construction and operation of the natural gas /RLNG (refined liquefied natural gas) transmission pipeline from Port Qasim to KE’s Bin Qasim Power Complex. OGRA also granted a license to Energas Terminal (Private) Limited for the construction and operation of 30-inch diameter and 9-km-long natural gas / RLNG transmission pipeline from ENERGAS Terminal to Sui Southern Gas Company’s Custody Transfer Station at Port Qasim. The oil marketing companies built additional oil storage of 95,379 metric tons (MT), including 50,019 MT of motor gasoline and 45,360 MT of high-speed diesel in the country.
Credit: Independent News Pakistan-WealthPk