SSGC would ensure that gas supply to its priority customers continues uninterrupted despite the cut in RLNG supplies. Photo: File
ISLAMABAD:
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) announced on Thursday a sharp increase of 19-22 percent in the price of regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) for March at the distribution stage for the country’s two Sui gas companies.
The increase is primarily due to higher terminal fees, a small increase in import prices and a reduction in imported LNG cargoes, according to data released by the regulator.
The increase marks a rare increase in RLNG prices after a marginal increase of 0.5% in February and two consecutive reductions in December (6%) and January (5%). Earlier, RLNG prices had increased by a combined 4.4% during October and November.
Karachi-based Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGCL) supplies gas to consumers in Sindh and Balochistan, where distribution system losses currently stand at 12.55% compared to 10.6% recorded a few months earlier.
Meanwhile, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL), which serves consumers in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported a distribution phase loss of nearly 9%, up from 7.47% in October.
According to Ogra’s announcement, the RLNG selling price of SNGPL at the transmission stage rose by 19.3% to $12.49 per barrel. million British thermal units (mmBtu) for March compared with $10.47 per mmBtu in February. The price was $10.41 per mmBtu in January 2026, $10.92 per mmBtu in December 2025 and $11.24 per mmBtu in September.
At the distribution stage, the RLNG price for SNGPL rose 19.6% to $13.55 per mmBtu for March, up from $11.335 per mmBtu in February. Previously, the price was $11.27 per mmBtu in January, $11.83 per mmBtu in December and $12.24 per mmBtu in November.
For SSGCL, the transmission stage RLNG selling price rose 22% to $11.12 per barrel. mmBtu for March compared to $9.03 per mmBtu in February. It stood at $8.98 per mmBtu in January, $9.47 per mmBtu in December and $9.86 per mmBtu in September.
At the distribution stage, SSGCL’s RLNG price rose 22% to $12.54 per mmBtu compared to $10.27 per mmBtu in February. The price was $10.21 per mmBtu in January, $10.77 per mmBtu in December and $11.01 per mmBtu in September.
The regulator said the increase was mainly due to “the increase in delivered ex ship (DES) price, import-related costs and terminal charges”.
