ISLAMABAD - The Federal Government Friday jacked up prices of re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) by up to 1.46 per cent for the consumers of both the Sui Companies for the month of August.
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority increased the prices of RLNG for the consumers of both Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd. (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd. (SSGCL), citing a marginal increase in terminal charges as the primary reason for the adjustment, said a notification issued here. The changes reflect slight increase of up to $0.1548 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) across transmission and distribution costs in line with federal policy directives.
According Ogra, for SNGPL consumers, the transmission price has been increased by 1.32 per cent or $ 0.1432/MMBtu to $10.977/MMBtu, while the distribution rate now up 1.33 per cent or $ 0.1543/MMBtu to stand at $11.733/MMBtu over the July 2025 prices.
Similarly, SSGCL’s revised transmission price jacked by 1.46 per cent or $ 0.1384/MMBtu increasing it to $9.6097/MMBtu against $ 9.4713/MMBtu in July, while the distribution rate has increased by $0.1548/MMBtu to $10.7285/MMBtu from the previous months’ $10.5737/MMBtu, marking a jump of 1.46 per cent.
The newly notified prices of RLNG also include charges for the LNG terminals, transmission losses, port charges, and margins of the state-run importer—Pakistan State Oil (PSO). These new weighted average sale prices of RLNG have been computed based on 10 cargoes imported by PSO.
Under two long-term contracts with Qatar, PSO is procuring LNG at 13.37 percent of Brent and 10.20 percent of Brent, respectively. Five cargoes were procured at a slope of 13.37 percent of Brent, while other five at 10.2 percent.
The price revision is based on the government’s policy guidelines and cost components associated with LNG imports and re-gasification. The downward adjustment offers relief to industrial and commercial sectors that rely heavily on RLNG as a key energy input amid broader energy cost pressures.