Petrol Price Cut in Pakistan: Shell and Total Parco Pumps Selling at New Price, Aramco Pumps Coned Off in Our Check

Short answer: After the latest petrol price cut in Pakistan, our team checked petrol pumps to see who was selling at the new price. Total Parco and Shell stations were selling petrol at the new price. Aramco stations were open, but traffic cones stood at the pumps, which signals that no petrol was on sale. We could not confirm what PSO stations were doing.

The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), the regulator that sets fuel prices, cut petrol to Rs 362.00 a litre from 5 November and to Rs 352.59 from 00:00 on 6 November 2026. OGRA's own press release lists the 6 November price as "effective November 06, 2026". The full figures are on our petrol price page for 6 November.

What our team found at the pumps after the cut

Our team found that two brands were selling at the new price and one was not. Total Parco and Shell stations sold petrol at the new rate. Aramco stations had cones at the pumps. We have no confirmed result for PSO, so we do not report one.

The cones are what our team saw. We did not see a written notice at the Aramco stations explaining them. We do not know how long the cones stayed in place.

Aramco pumps coned off will disappoint customers who switched

Aramco-branded stations are new in Pakistan, and GO's website says there are now over 70 of them. Many drivers chose the new brand over the older companies and supported it. For those customers, finding Aramco pumps coned off while Shell and Total Parco were selling at the new price leaves a poor impression.

A price cut is the moment a driver most wants to fill up. Seeing a rival forecourt busy across the road, and cones at the brand you chose, is a letdown. It gives the impression that the customer comes second on the day the price falls.

But we have to be fair about what we know. We do not know whether the cones were a company decision or a choice made by the dealers who run those stations. Aramco-branded stations in Pakistan are run with Gas & Oil Pakistan (GO), and GO's own website says Aramco holds a 40 per cent stake in it. Many stations of every brand are run by private dealers.

Aramco had not explained the cones publicly when we checked

We looked for an explanation on Aramco's and GO's own websites at about 03:00 on 6 November 2026. We found none. Aramco's global news page showed only its third quarter results, dated 3 November 2026. GO's news page in Pakistan had no post after 19 October 2026, and nothing about supply or the price cut.

If Aramco or GO publishes a statement, we will add it to this page. We make corrections openly. We are not alleging any wrongdoing by any company or dealer. We are reporting what our team saw.

Why a station might stop selling just after a price cut

One common reason is stock bought at the old, higher price. This is a possibility, not a finding about any company. A dealer pays for a tanker of petrol before the cut. When the price falls at midnight, the same petrol must be sold for less, so each litre may now earn less, or lose money.

1. Old stock, new price: a station that filled its tanks before the cut must sell that stock at the new, lower price.
2. Waiting for new supply: a station may run its tanks low and wait for a fresh load bought at the lower price.
3. Real supply gaps: a tanker can simply be late, which has nothing to do with the price.
4. A dealer's own choice: each dealer decides daily orders, so two stations of the same brand can behave differently.

Our explainer on why the petrol price does not always fall with oil covers how the daily price is built. OGRA's sheet for 6 November keeps the dealer margin at Rs 9.98 a litre, the same as on 5 November. A pump that sells above the notified price is overcharging, and OGRA has penalised pumps for that.

OGRA's rules on supply and hoarding

OGRA licenses oil marketing companies under the Pakistan Oil (Refining, Blending, Transportation, Storage and Marketing) Rules, 2016. OGRA's own oil page says its powers include licensing, quality checks, "handling complaints related to the sector" and enforcing technical standards.

OGRA has warned against hoarding before. In a press release dated 5 March 2026, it said "strict action will be taken against any individual or entity found involved in illegal hoarding or storage of petroleum products". It said OGRA teams were inspecting "oil depots and retail outlets to ensure smooth supply of petroleum products and to prevent any malpractice".

OGRA's copy of the 2016 Rules is a scanned image that we could not search. So we do not quote a clause number here for a station that stops selling. If you complain, describe what you saw and let OGRA apply its rules. This is general information, not legal advice.

OGRA's own enforcement record shows it does act on retail outlets. Our summary of OGRA's enforcement in 2025-26 lists 9 of 33 pumps penalised in two inspection drives, for overcharging and short measure.

How to complain to OGRA about a pump

You can complain to OGRA online. The complaint form is at complaint.ogra.org.pk/complaint, and you can track it at complaint.ogra.org.pk/track. Both are linked from OGRA's lodge complaints page.

1. Open the OGRA complaint form and fill in your name, CNIC, city and phone.
2. Under "Person / Company (Licensee / Dealer) against whom complaint is filed", choose the company or type the station.
3. Describe the problem in plain words: the station name, the time and what you saw, such as cones at the pumps.
4. Attach photos if you have them. The form takes PDF, JPG or PNG files up to 5 MB each.
5. Save the complaint number and check it on the tracking page.

OGRA's head office in Islamabad lists its switchboard as 051-9108890-98 on its contact page. Our full guide on how to complain about a petrol pump covers short measure and overcharging too.

What drivers can do when a pump is coned off

Do not wait at a coned-off pump. Drive to another station, ideally of another brand. Note the station name and time before you leave. That record is what makes a complaint useful later.

If you are not sure which brand runs a station, our page on who runs Pakistan's 11,957 petrol pumps has the count by company. During a dealers' strike, the advice is different; see which petrol pumps stay open in a strike. Yesterday's price is on our 5 November petrol price page.

Common questions

Which petrol pumps were selling at the new price?

At the stations our team visited after the cut, Total Parco and Shell were selling petrol at the new price.

Were Aramco pumps selling petrol after the cut?

At the Aramco stations our team visited, the stations were open but traffic cones stood at the pumps, a sign that no petrol was on sale.

What about PSO stations?

We could not confirm what PSO stations were doing, so we do not report a result for PSO.

Was this Aramco's decision or the dealers'?

We do not know. Each station is often run by a dealer who decides daily orders. Aramco had not explained it on its own channels when we checked.

Where do I complain about a pump that will not sell petrol?

Use OGRA's online complaint form at complaint.ogra.org.pk. Give the station name, the time and what you saw, and keep the complaint number.

What is the petrol price from 6 November 2026?

Rs 352.59 a litre from 00:00 on 6 November 2026, down from Rs 362.00 on 5 November, according to OGRA.

How we verified this

What we checked, where we read it, and what we could not confirm.

The pump results are our team's own check of the stations it visited after the cut. We read OGRA's press releases for 5 and 6 November 2026 and 5 March 2026, its oil licensing page, its complaint form and its contact page on 6 November 2026, about 03:00 PKT. We also checked Aramco's news page and GO's news page at the same time.