Oil &amp; Gas Regulatory AuthorityOil &amp; Gas Regulatory Authority Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (, abbreviated as OGRA) is an agency of the Government of Pakistan, responsible for regulating the oil and gas sector in Pakistan. It was established in 2002. History. On March 28, 2002 the Federal Government of Pakistan established Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), in pursuance of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority Ordinance, 2002. The Natural Gas Regulatory Authority (NGRA) was subsumed by the OGRA, all properties and works done by the NGRA were transferred to and protected under the OGRA Ordinance. Organization. Chairman/Chairperson heads OGRA, along with three Members to  oversee gas, finance and oil affairs related to authority. Each member can serve for maximum two terms subject to retirement on attaining the age of 65 years. Chairman and members are being appointed by federal government through a competitive process on tenure basis in accordance with the provisions of the OGRA Ordinance. Masroor Khan is current chairman OGRA, along with Muhammad Arif (Member Gas from 21st November 2019) and Zain-ul-Abideen Qureshi (Member Oil from 1st October 2020). Functions. Section 6 of the OGRA Ordinance give powers to the authority. OGRA has the exclusive power to grant licenses for  regulated activities in the natural gas, compressed Natural Gas (CNG), liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and oil sector. These activities include construction of pipelines, development of transmission and distribution network, sale and storage of natural gas, installation, production, storage, transportation and marketing of CNG, LPG and LNG, laying the pipelines, establishing/operating refineries, construction/operation of storages, lube oil blending plants and marketing of petroleum products in the oil sector. Some of the specific major functions are: Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (, abbreviated as OGRA) is an agency of the Government of Pakistan, responsible