Tag: Cng

Govt reduces fee for CNG stations and Petroleum storage licenses

Government has reduced the safety checking fee for CNG stations and petrol pumps for strengthening the mechanism of checking installation of substandard CNG kits...

The ‘power of one’ not enough for 1 million CNG vehicles

There is only one testing centre of the Hydrocarbon Development Institution of Pakistan (HDIP) in Karachi since 1993 for the inspection of CNG cylinders...

APCNGA to go on strike from Jan 01

All Pakistan CNG Association has announced to go on strike from January 01 in Punjab against price hike and imposing ban on public and...

The gas bomb

With the new year, just days away the prediction of the soothsayers seems to be materialising now faster than ever. ‘2012, will mark the...

NA body stops short of outright ban

Stopping short of recommending an outright ban on the supply of gas to the industrial and CNG sectors for at least two months, the...

‘CNG stations to be closed down next month’

Federal Petroleum Minister Dr Asim Hussain said on Thursday that all the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations would have to be closed down in...

‘Discover gas, instead of shutting down CNG’

As the government tries to stem conversion of vehicles from petrol and diesel to compressed natural gas (CNG), the provincial environment minister on Thursday...

Challenges await

2012: Expect even more ups and downs For Pakistanis, 2011 had it all - the good, the bad and the ugly. Recapping events is like...

Solutions, not confrontation

Among the news of impeachment of the president, downfall of the PPP-led coalition government and prospects of martial law, the news of price hike...

No gas for CNG stations and industries from first week of...

Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain has rung alarming bells for the whole nation when he said that due to gas...

40 CNG inspection-certification centres to open in Punjab

The CNG Stations Association will set up as many as 40 installation, inspection and certification stations across the province during the next three days,...

Govt to drop gas bomb: tariff to rise by 14%

To retain the profitability of the two inefficient state-owned gas utility companies and to enable them to undertake politically motivated gas supply schemes, the...

CNG closure creates problems for commuters

All the CNG filling stations across Sindh remained closed on Wednesday to comply with the gas shortage management plan. As a result, many buses and...

CNG kit ban aggravating Suzuki sales

With the recent ban on import and installation of CNG kits by auto assemblers, Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited (PSMCL), is bound to take...

Third party inspectors assigned to check CNG cylinders

The department of explosives and ministry of industries have decided to hire third party inspectors and technical experts to check cylinders for safety purposes....

Special inspectors to check CNG cylinders

The Ministry of Industries has hired special inspectors to keep a check on the safety of vehicular CNG cylinders while the All Pakistan CNG...

After petrol, here comes the gas bomb!

The federal government is all set to increase gas prices by Rs 15.71 per kilogramme from January 1. According to sources in the Petroleum...