RLNG price up to 15.27% higher for October: SNGPL now $17.33 and SSGC $16.40 per MMBtu

The RLNG price for October 2026 is up by as much as 15.27%. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) notified the new rates for re-gasified liquefied natural gas on 30 October, based on the cost of two Pakistan State Oil (PSO) cargoes, Business Recorder reported.

RLNG is the imported gas that runs much of Pakistan's power generation, export industry, fertiliser plants and a large share of CNG stations in Punjab. It is priced in dollars and reset every month, separate from the local gas prices that OGRA fixes for household connections.

Old and new RLNG prices

All prices are per million British thermal units (MMBtu).

What it means in rupees

At the interbank rate of about Rs 276.75 to the dollar (see our USD to PKR page), the SNGPL distribution price works out to roughly Rs 4,795 per MMBtu, up from about Rs 4,206. On the SSGC network the distribution price is about Rs 4,538, up from about Rs 3,936. These are our conversions for illustration; consumers are billed by their gas company at the notified dollar price converted under OGRA's formula.

Who pays more

• Industry and captive power on RLNG connections in Punjab and Sindh, which raises costs for textile and other exporters.
• Power plants running on RLNG, which feeds into the fuel cost adjustments that later show up on electricity bills.
• CNG stations that buy RLNG, which usually pass increases on at the pump.

Household gas bills on local gas are not set by this notification. To estimate your own home bill, use our gas bill calculator; for electricity, the electricity bill calculator.

Why it matters now

The increase lands a day after a bill to let OGRA revise consumer gas prices every three months was tabled in the Senate, as we reported on 30 October. OGRA's notice cites only the PSO cargo cost as the basis for October's prices and gives no other reason.