IslamabadConducting surprise inspections, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority, Tuesday, decided to disconnect gas supply to 17 CNG stations immediately for violating the rules by filling the uncertified cylinders in the public service vehicles. The Enforcement Department of the OGRA conducted ...

ISLAMABAD - The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has now imposed complete ban on filling Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in public transport wagons while this prohibition will not be applicable on vehicles with CNG cylinder fitted on roofs.  Following the tragic incident of a school van ...

ISLAMABAD - Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday directed Chief Commissioner Islamabad, Secretary Ministry of Interior and Secretary Transport to remove substandard and multiple gas cylinders from passenger buses and school vans on an immediate basis.IHC Chief Justice Muhammad Anwar Khan Kasi while ...

ISLAMABAD - Following the tragic incident of a school van gas cylinder explosion in Gujrat last week, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Wednesday sought from the federal and provincial governments an immediate ban on use of compressed natural gas fuel in public transport vehicles ...

ISLAMABAD-The Ministry of Law and Justice has sent the directive of Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso's directive, barring vehicles beyond 1000cc capacity from using CNG, back with the observation that it is against the Constitution and beyond the mandate of the caretaker ...

LAHORE  - After announcement of Caretaker Prime Minster Justice (retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso wherein he on Tuesday prohibited Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling for private vehicles over 1000cc, All Pakistan CNG Association has rejected the decision of Prime Minister. Chairman Supreme Council ...

lahoreThe All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) on Tuesday rejected the plan of petroleum ministry to suspend gas supply to CNG outlets for six days.  The association said the supply had been curtailed under the garb of maintenance of plants at Qadirpur gasfiled.“The decision to bar CNG ...

islamabad - No filling station will provide compressed natural gas fuel to any private vehicle having power capacity above 1000-CC from May 25 (Saturday). Interim Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has ordered the Law Ministry to ensure implementation of this decision, taken to restrict the use of ...

LAHORE - (OUR STAFF REPORTER) - The SNGPL management is planning to provide four days a week gas supply to CNG sector of Punjab.The gas outlets of the province are observing four day a week gas load management plant for past two months. “The gap between demand and supply is shrinking and we ...

karachi - SSGC management has decided to observe shutdown of CNG stations for Tuesday and Friday during the current week. All CNG Stations in whole Sindh region will remain closed from 8 am on Tuesday 14 May to 8 am on Wednesday 15 May 2013.  The second shutdown will commence from 8 am on ...

karachi - All CNG stations in Sindh will remain closed from 08:00am on Tuesday 07 May 2013, till 08:00 am on Wednesday, 08 May, 2013 for 24 hours. Another shut down will be observed on Thursday 09 May, 2013 from 08:00 am to Friday 10 May, 2013 till 08:00 am for 24 hours.SSGC regrets the ...

islamabad -  ahmad ahmadani - In a bid to provide one-day relief to the consumers of CNG on upcoming elections day (Saturday), the caretaker government has now given directions to the petroleum ministry to ensure uninterrupted supply of natural gas to the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) filling ...

KARACHI :-Due to the improved gas supply position, SSGC’s management has decided to withdraw closure notice for 27 April. There will be no shut down for CNG stations in Sindh on Saturday, as announced earlier. However CNG stations will remain closed from 08:00 am on Tuesday 30 April 27, 2013 ...

ISLAMABAD - A meeting held under petroleum minister to review gas load management plan Saturday failed to take a decision to suspend the supply of 454mcfd gas to inefficient captive power plants while the caretaker minister has rejected the recommendation to stop gas supply to the CNG stations ...

Demanding independent probe into the captive power scam, the All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) on Thursday said that the policy of providing subsidised gas to 113 influential owners of private power plants has taken heavy toll of economy and masses as well.During a press conference held here in ...

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court was informed on Monday that Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) despite former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s instruction on March 13, 2013 had refused to grant licences to 200 CNG stations, as they didn’t meet the criteria.A three-member bench of ...

KARACHI  - All CNG stations in Sindh will remain closed from 08:00am on April 13 till 08:00am on April 14.  “In order to maintain sufficient line-pack in our distribution lines and for ensuring uninterrupted gas supply to all its valued domestic, commercial and industrial customers ...

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Recourses and Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) under which rule and authority as many as 525 compressed natural gas (CNG) stations were granted provisional, operational or marketing licences despite ...

KARACHI  -  CNG stations will be remain closed on Tuesday for 24 hours. As notified earlier, all the CNG stations in Sindh will remain closed from 08:00am on April 9 till 08:00am on April 10.  “SSGC has to resort to these shut downs of CNG stations in the Sindh province, in ...

KARACHI  - Sui Southern Gas Company here on Friday announced the schedule for closure of CNG stations for the current and next week.  According to SSGC statement, all CNG stations in Sindh will remain closed from 8am on April 6 till 8 am on April 7. The next shutdown for CNG stations will ...

LAHORE - All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Ahsan Bashir has observed that energy efficiency of the CNG sector is not more than 10 to 12 percent while efficiency of CPPs is close to 40 percent in general and above 45 percent with Combined Cycle Usage, equal to the efficiency of ...

Advisor to PM on Petroleum Dr. Asim Hussain has further heightened the anxiety of an already worried people by saying that the CNG filling stations would be closed in phases.Dr Asim said this while replying to a question asked during the question hour in the Senate session.Justifying the phased ...

ISLAMABAD  - The Compressed Natural Gas(CNG) filling stations are witnessing long ques of vehicles these days as the fuel has turned into a rare commodity. A few filling stations of the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi are providing CNG while others are lying closed following suspension ...

KARACHI  - All the CNG stations in Sindh will remain closed from 8am on January 30 till 8am on January 31 for 24 hours only.  According to Sui Southern Gas Company announcement here on Monday, this step has been taken by the gas utility under its gas load management programme. SSGC ...

KARACHI - All the CNG stations in Sindh will remain closed from 8:00am on January 22 till 08:00am on January 24 for 48 hours.  According to SSGC announcement here on Monday, this step has been taken by the gas utility under its “Gas Load Management” programme.  SSGC warned ...

ISLAMABAD - The CNG association on Thursday rejected ‘controversial’ approval of federal cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) to mix air in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and later pump it into the gas pipelines to reduce worsening gas shortages in the country. ...

KARACHI  - The CNG filling stations in Sindh will remain closed from January 18 till January 20 for 48 hours only.  According to Sui Southern Gas Company announcement here on Thursday, this step has been taken by the gas utility under its gas load management programme.  SSGC regrets ...

SIALKOT - Following the prolonged closure of CNG and non-availability of petrol and diesel, the commuters have been suffering from great ordeal in travelling in public transport throughout the district. The transporters started charging inflated transport fares from the public in the district. The ...

LAHORE – The CNG outlet owners have asked the government to restore gas supply within 72 hours.  They held a demonstration at Thoker Niaz Beg on Thursday to vent their anger on the government policies regarding gas distribution and price issue. The protest was part of the nationwide ...

FAISALABAD – A blast in a Compressed Natural Gas cylinder placed in a passengers’ van killed its drive and injured four others including a firefighter on the Millat Road on Wednesday morning.The van was on its way when its cylinder exploded on the Millat Road. As a result, the van ...