Sui Southern Gas Company

The Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC), (سوئی سدرن گیس کمپنی) formerly known as Sui Gas Transmission Company Limited, is a Pakistani state-owned natural gas supply company based in Karachi, Pakistan.

Sui Southern Gas Company Limited
Company typePublic
PSXSSGC
IndustryOil & Gas
Founded1955, 1989
HeadquartersKarachi, Pakistan
Key people
Imran Maniar (Managing Director)
ProductsNatural Gas Transmission & Distribution
RevenueIncrease Rs. 296.12 billion (US$1.0 billion)[1] (2021)
Increase Rs. 5.75 billion (US$20 million)[1] (2021)
Increase Rs. 1.95 billion (US$6.8 million)[1] (2021)
Total assetsIncrease Rs. 492.41 billion (US$1.7 billion)[1] (2021)
Websitewww.ssgc.com.pk

History edit

Sui Southern Gas Company was founded in 1955 and a year later, it was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange following an initial public offering.[2]

The company in its present shape was formed on March 30, 1989, following a series of mergers of three pioneering companies, namely Sui Gas Transmission Company Limited, Karachi Gas Company Limited and Indus Gas Company Limited.[3][4]

Sui Southern Gas Company is Pakistan's leading integrated gas company. The company is engaged in the business of transmission and distribution of natural gas in southern part of Pakistan- mainly in Sindh and Baluchistan. Sui Southern Gas Company transmission system extends from Sui, Balochistan to Karachi, Sindh.[3]

The company also owns and operates the only gas meter manufacturing plant in the country, under an agreement with Schlumberger Industries, France. The Company is listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange. On 11 January 2016, all 3 local city stock exchanges merged to form Pakistan Stock Exchange.[5]

Gas Shortfall edit

As of September 2020, a gas shortfall of 4.2 million cubic metres (150 million cubic feet) per day is faced by SSGC.[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "SSGC Annual Report 2021" (PDF). ssgc.com.pk. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Road shows for SSGC public offering". DAWN.COM. 14 January 2004.
  3. ^ a b Sui Southern Gas Company Limited - stock quote and company business summary on MarketScreener.com website Retrieved 19 June 2021
  4. ^ Dilawar Hussain (21 November 2002). "Sui Southern Gas Company: CORPORATE PROFILE". Dawn. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Pakistan Stock Exchange formally launched". DAWN.COM. 11 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Sindh to face 300mmcfd gas shortage in winter: SSGC". Pakistan Today. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

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