The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has decided in principle, to take disciplinary action against CNG stations that have either closed or are reluctant to sell gas on prices fixed by the authority following apex court's 5 October, 2012 directives. According to sources in Ogra, the regulatory authority has directed its enforcement department to form teams for visiting the CNG station in different areas to take stock of the situation.

If any CNG station was found closed, it will be sealed or a heavy penalty will be imposed as per relevant law, they added. "We have dispatched teams to such CNG stations that have shut down in protest against SC directives and strict action will be taken against them," sources added. The enforcement department's teams will collect details of the CNG station and present the report to the authority by tomorrow evening.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2012