Ogra Decides To become Dysfunction from 17th July.
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) is going to be dysfunctional from July 17, 2020 as tenure of its chairperson Uzma Adil is to culminate on the same date. OGRA’s Member Oil, Dr. Abdullah Malik, had already completed his tenure on May 17, meaning that the quorum of OGRA will be rendered incomplete on July 17.
Chairperson Uzma:
Uzma, a professional Chartered Accountant, had joined OGRA as the first female chairperson on July 18, 2016. She had been serving as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in Sui Northern before joining OGRA. During her tenure, Uzma has achieved some important milestones such as the successful implementation of Oil Rules 2016 despite the incessant pressure from the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs).
Uzma Adil also played a key role in increasing the storage capacity of petrol by up to 30 days and for diesel by up to 50-70 days. Moreover, Uzma compelled OMCs aiming to acquire marketing licenses to build fuel storage in line with international standards before applying for the licenses.
She has also been facing NAB investigation over her appointment as OGRA’s Chairperson and the approval of LNG contract. Uzma has pleaded innocence in her testimony in the Accountability Court, claiming that the LNG contract had already been consummated before she joined OGRA. In her defense, she issued a statement which states that her selection was done in transparent manners through competitive criteria. In the same conference, she confirmed the end of her 4-year tenure at Ogra on July 17th, 2020.