ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has increased re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) prices by up to 2.63 per cent for September 2025, citing higher terminal charges as the main reason for the hike.
The revised rates, notified on Thursday, apply to both Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd (SSGCL), impacting industrial, commercial and power sector consumers.
The government has recently lifted a ban on new domestic gas connections, which will now be supplied with this imported gas instead of local gas. Their bills will also fluctuate with monthly RLNG price adjustments.
As per the OGRA notification, for SNGPL’s network, the RLNG transmission price has been raised by 2.36 percent to $11.2365 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), while the distribution rate climbed 2.38 percent to $12.0127 per MMBtu compared with August. On SSGCL’s system, both transmission and distribution prices rose 2.63 percent to $9.8619 and $11.0105 per MMBtu, respectively.
The updated prices include all associated costs such as terminal charges, transmission losses, port handling, and Pakistan State Oil’s (PSO) importer margin. The weighted average sale prices are based on eight LNG cargoes received by PSO in September.
Under its two long-term supply deals with Qatar, PSO buys LNG at slopes of 13.37 percent and 10.2 percent of Brent crude prices. Of the eight cargoes delivered, four were procured at the higher rate and other four at the lower one, Ogra said.
The regulator added that the price adjustment was made under government policy guidelines, reflecting global LNG market movements, exchange rate trends, and the cost of local re-gasification and delivery infrastructure.RLNG plays a critical role in Pakistan’s energy mix, bridging the gap between demand and supply as indigenous gas reserves shrink.