Refineries ask Ogra to defer petrol, diesel import till March
Refineries say they have adequate stock of diesel, petrol to provide for needs of country for over a month
February 13, 2025
- MDs of five refineries write letter to Ogra.
- Letter brings up issue of not uplifting POL products.
- Parco, CPL, NRL, PRL, ARL raise the issue.
ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has been urged by the local refineries to postpone import of high speed diesel and motor spirit till March, owing to enough stock with them.
The refineries said they had adequate stock of diesel and petrol to provide for the needs of the country for 39 and 36 days, respectively.
On February 11, 2025, the Ogra received a letter signed by the managing directors of five refineries: Pak Arab Refinery Company Limited (Parco), Cnergyico Pakistan Limited (CPL), National Refinery Limited (NRL), Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL), and Attock Refinery Limited (ARL). The letter also brought up the issue of oil marketing companies (OMCs)’s not uplifting POL [petrol, oil, lubricant] products.
