Energy Bangla

The cabinet committee on government purchases in a meeting on Tuesday approved proposals for importing 3.75 lakh tonnes of fuel oils and 33.6 lakh MMBTU of liquefied natural gas. The committed accepted the proposal of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation to buy 3.75 lakh tonnes of fuel oils. Of the amount, 3 lakh tonnes are gas oil to be purchased from the Indonesian companyof PT BumiSiakPusakoat Tk 3,274.32 crore and the rest... »

The government now intends to get advice from global experts to carry out the country’s overall liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchases, terminal development and other relevant activities. State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Petrobangla, has already invited international consulting firms to submit expressions of interest (EoIs) for advising on technical, commercial and financial issues on LNG. Bangladesh is currently undergoing a natural gas crisis with... »

The government has withdrawn the decision of keeping stop the use of gas from 5pm to 9pm daily for industrial customers, which was earlier imposed on the occasion of the holy Ramadan. National oil company Petrobangla announced the withdrawal of the decision in a notice on Thursday. Industrialists expressed dissatisfaction after the government ordered them to stop using gas from 5pm to 9pm daily from Apr 11 amid a shortage... »

The authorities concerned have instructed the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited to conduct a comprehensive study on the allegation that non-metered consumers of gas pay almost double the amount paid by metered consumers for similar use. The instruction has been given by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division at a monthly meeting to review the implementation of the Annual Development Programme of the ministry. For all latest news,... »

Bangladesh will be able to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from spot market at lower rates if the government purchases the fuel through open-tendering method instead of the existing selective- and limited-tendering process, market insiders and experts said. Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the state-run Petrobangla, currently invited bids from only 16 listed suppliers to purchase LNG from spot market. But among the 16 suppliers,... »

After ordering CNG filling stations to remain closed for six hours every day, the government has told industry to stop using gas from 5 pm to 9 pm daily amid a shortage during Ramadan. The suspension order will be effective for 15 days from Tuesday, national oil company Petrobangla said in a notice on Monday. Industrial customers will have to switch off gas connections during this period and the distributors... »

Five closed wells of ‘Bibiyana Gas Field’ have resumed production. One wells of the gas field have still remained closed. Chevron Bangladesh confirm the Bibiyana Gas Plant has resumed full operations, with all process trains operational, five of the six affected wells back online and gas production at normal levels. The trains and wells were progressively restored this week after a suspension of operations following the discovery of technical anomalies... »

An acute gas crisis gripped the capital Dhaka causing sufferings to city dwellers on Sunday (April 03), the very first day of Ramadan. It was learned that acute gas crisis hit different areas including Green Road, Crescent Road, Central Road, Bhuter Goli, Kathalbagan, Farmgate, Basabo, Mirpur, Hatirpool, Mugda, Banasree and Khilgaon. The Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limiteds ays it may take a few more days to overcome the... »

Serious gas crisis hit different areas of the capital city on Sunday creating untold sufferings to the homemakers as they failed to prepare Iftar items and daily meals for children on the first day of Ramzan. City dwellers from Gandaria, Jurain, Dayagonj, Sayedabad, Jatrabari, Dhalpur, Wari, Lalbagh, Bakhsibazar, Jigatola, Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Ashkona and several parts of old Dhaka and Mirpur, Uttara and adjacent areas are suffering from gas crisis round... »

Consumers will have to buy Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) at a higher price as Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has re-fixed the price of 12 KG LPG cylinder at Tk 1,439 from the existing Tk 1,391 with effect from 6 pm today. It means a consumer has to pay an additional Tk 48 to buy a 12kg LPG container while Tk 4 per kg for other quantities of the containers.... »