Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority

On 28 March 2002 the Federal Government of Pakistan established Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), in pursuance of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002. The Natural Gas Regulatory Authority (NGRA) was subsumed by the OGRA, all properties and works done by the NGRA were transferred to and protected under the OGRA Ordinance. == Organization ==

Chairman/Chairperson heads OGRA, along with three Members to oversee Gas, Finance and Oil affairs related to authority. Each member can serve for maximum two terms subject to retirement on attaining the age of 65 years. Chairman and members are being appointed by federal government through a competitive process on tenure basis in accordance with the provisions of the OGRA Ordinance. Currently chairman OGRA seat is vacant, Shakeel Ahmed (Member Finance), Zain-ul-Abideen Qureshi (Member Oil) Shahzad Iqbal (Member Gas). == Functions ==

Section 6 of the OGRA Ordinance give powers to the authority. OGRA has the exclusive power to grant licenses for regulated activities in the natural gas, compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and oil sector. These activities include construction of pipelines, development of transmission and distribution network, sale and storage of natural gas, installation, production, storage, transportation and marketing of CNG, LPG and LNG, laying the pipelines, establishing/operating refineries, construction/operation of storages, lube oil blending plants and marketing of petroleum products in the oil sector. • Enforcement of technical standards and specifications (best international practices) in all the regulated activities. • Resolution of public complaints and disputes against lincesees and between licensees == See also ==