Aptma challenges RLNG pricing, seeks independent audit of gas loss recoveries from 2015 to 2022

Profit by Pakistan Today reported that the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) disputes how the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) calculated re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) prices. Aptma wants gas loss recoveries and other charges from April 2015 to June 2022 audited independently. Its supplementary filings ask for OGRA's November 28, 2025 decision on RLNG sale prices to be revisited.

The dispute centres on unaccounted-for gas (UFG), the gap between supplies entering a network and volumes recorded through sales or adjustments. According to the association, RLNG UFG ran between 8.01% and 12.32% across FY16 to FY22, while domestic gas benchmarks were 4.5% to 6.99%. Aptma also questions how losses are divided between imported RLNG and domestic gas. It cites seven independent studies commissioned by three bodies: the regulator, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and the federal government.

The association argues official pricing guidelines leave OGRA answerable for checking that recovered amounts are accurate and lawful. Beyond gas losses, Aptma seeks checks on Central Depository Company (CDC) charges, port costs and other RLNG items, and contests retrospective recoveries. It wants OGRA to collect records from gas utilities, match physical losses against financial recoveries and issue a reasoned ruling for the disputed period. Citing Section 21(1) of the OGRA Ordinance, 2002, Aptma says government policy must still respect the regulator's legal duties.