The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) on Saturday directed all relevant stakeholders to ensure sufficient stocks of petroleum products across the country amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran.
The renewed military confrontation began after coordinated US and Israeli attacks on Iranian targets, significantly heightening regional instability and weakening prospects for a diplomatic resolution to the longstanding dispute over Iran’s nuclear program. Tehran has consistently maintained that it does not seek to develop nuclear weapons. In response to the strikes, Iran reportedly launched retaliatory attacks targeting Israel and US military installations in the region, with explosions reported in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Qatar.
Amid concerns over potential supply disruptions due to the deteriorating security situation in the Gulf the OGRA Director General issued a formal notification to all domestic refineries and relevant departments. The directive instructed them to ensure the availability of adequate stocks of crude oil and key petroleum products including Motor Spirit (MS), High-Speed Diesel (HSD) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG).
Refineries have been asked to report urgent compliance measures to OGRA to prevent any fuel shortages nationwide.
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