Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited () is a Pakistani state-owned gas distribution company based in
Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
. It is listed on the
Pakistan Stock Exchange.
SNGPL is the largest integrated gas company serving more than 7.22 million consumers in north central Pakistan through an extensive network in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
The main transmissions regions of SNGPL are
Faisalabad
Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, second-largest city and primary List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, industrial center of the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan ...
,
Lahore
Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...
,
Multan
Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by populatio ...
, and
Wah. The maximum diameter used in the transmission pipelines is around 42 inches. The company has 16 distribution regions.
SNGPL takes gas in 2 ways. The first one is 'System Gas' and the second is 'RLNG'. In the case of System Gas, the gas obtained from local resources is about 750-800 mmcd. While in the case of RLNG (Re-gasified Liquified Natural gas), gas is imported from foreign countries in the form of liquid in a closed container.
The Company took over the existing Sui-Multan System with of and of diameter pipelines from
Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) and Dhulian-Rawalpindi-Wah system with of diameter pipeline from
Attock Oil Company. The Company's commercial operations commenced by selling an average of per day gas in two regions viz.
Multan
Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by populatio ...
and
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, third-largest city in the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is a commercial and industrial hub, being the list of cities in P ...
.
History

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited was incorporated as a private limited company in 1963 and later converted into a public limited company in January 1964 under the Indian Companies Act 1913 of
British India
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.
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See also
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Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricket team
Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited cricket team is a first-class cricket team that plays in the Patron's Trophy. In May 2019, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan revamped the domestic cricket structure in Pakistan, excluding departmental teams ...
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Sui gas field
References
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Oil and gas companies of Pakistan
Natural gas pipeline companies
Natural gas companies
Companies based in Lahore
1960s initial public offerings
Non-renewable resource companies established in 1963
Pakistani companies established in 1963
Companies listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange
Companies in the KSE 100 Index
Pakistani brands