12 oil marketing companies fined for over-charging
OGRA fined the 12 oil marketing companies Rs. 10.7 million for charging high price
ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – 12 oil marketing companies have on Saturday been fined Rs. 10.7 million by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) for over-charging, reported Dunya News.
According to OGRA officials, over-charging of 1 to 8 rupees was observed in the oil and diesel prices during the crisis while 75 petrol pumps of 12 companies charged extra money from the public during the same period.
12 companies involved in over-charging include Pakistan State Oil (PSO), Total Parco and Attock Petroleum, Hescol, Shell, Baiko, Bakri and others.
OGRA says that the answers of the show-cause notices submitted by the oil marketing companies were unsatisfactory and directed all the companies to pay their fines by August 27.
