Chairperson, Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), Uzma Adil Khan has announced that the authority would open its offices in Khyber Pakthunkhwa and Balochistan to provide better services to the people at their doorsteps. She expressed these views during a consultative workshop organised by OGRA on the issue of unaccounted for gas (UFG) and a draft report to this effect was also made public for workable suggestions and recommendations at a local hotel.
Besides, senior authorities of OGRA, General Manager SNGPL KP, Arbab Saqib Khan, KP Oil and Gas, office-bearers of CNG Association KP, traders, businessmen and other stakeholders attended the meeting. A comprehensive UFG's benchmark study conducted by OGRA through an independent international reputed consultant has been presented before stakeholders and experts of KP and FATA seeking their workable recommendations and suggestions to make it more meaningful and goal oriented.
Speaking on the occasion, Chairperson OGRA Uzma Adil said the major objective of this seminar was to share the findings of the draft report with people and stakeholders of Khyber Pakthunkhwa and Fata and incorporate their valuable recommendations and proposals in it before its finalization to make its more meaningful. She said UFG was one of the most critical elements in the gas sector and it is very important for the stakeholders to understand the term "UFG" and the reasons contributing to it.
The seminar was part of series of consultative workshops at federal and provincial level and such seminars was already held in Lahore and Karachi while the last workshop would be held in Balochistan on March 22. Once the report was finalised after Balochistan consultative seminar, she said, OGRA would thoroughly examined and evaluate it before submitting it to the government.