Energy Bangla

Bibiyana gas field starts gas supply after maintenance. CNG stations opens. This Saturday, Bibiyana gas field stops for 24 hours because of yearly maintenance. Officials said, at this time industries are closed, demand of electricity is less. So, authority took this Saturday, next day of Eid, for yearly maintenance. Chevron officials said, “The yearly maintenance of Bibiyana gas field is over. Gas supply stops on 26 September. Gas demand is low during Eid. So,... »

CNG filling stations in Dhaka have stopped feeding cars for 24 hours from the wee hours of Saturday in line with a government announcement. The government attributed ‘emergency maintenance’ at Bibiyana gas field to the suspension. Long queues of vehicles were seen in the refuelling stations before Friday midnight. Most of the stations halted supply before schedule, but some of them said they would continue servicing them until the queues... »

CNG-refueling stations would suspend operations for 24 hours (Eid day) from Friday midnight to Saturday midnight. According to an energy ministry circular issued today the supply of CNG would be suspended for emergency maintenance of the Bibiyana Gas Field.

After 20 years KFCO agreement has been changed. Gas price raised a bit and conditions is relaxed. KAFCO starts to get gas after 6 month. New Gas supply agreement has been renewed between Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company and Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company limited (KAFCO). Source informs, ‘last 8th September they have the agreement.’ Previous agreement was expired on 31 July 2015. This agreement was signed before 20 years. Source of Energy... »

Government starts to reduce gas use. From now, GAS will not supplied in CNG stations and captive power. Recently it was verbally informed by the government that, GAS will not supplied also for domestic use. In a meeting at prime minister’s office took the decision to not supply GAS in CNG stations. By this decision, it was ensured that unproductive sector will get a lesser amount of GAS. From now... »

At least 104 people died when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in a packed restaurant in in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh today, police said, with the blast shattering nearby buildings. The death toll rose rapidly from an initial count of 20 after rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the debris of the destroyed restaurant and neighbouring structures in the town of Petlawad in Jhabua district. “There are 104 confirmed... »

Bangladesh and Russia on Wednesday agreed to form an international joint venture to explore oil and gas at home and abroad, initially in Myanmar’s offshore waters. Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration Company or BAPEX and Russian Gazprom EP International BV will form the joint-venture company. The decision was taken at a meeting in Moscow on the day between a Bangladesh delegation led by the state minister for power, energy and mineral resources... »

Russia’s Gazprom has bolstered its industrial presence in the heart of Europe with two major gas deals that were announced on Friday despite ongoing tensions with Moscow over the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The first of the deals, an asset swap with German chemicals group BASF that gives Russia greater access to gas trading and storage in Germany, was a surprise as the companies had abandoned it only nine months... »

The government will provide new gas connections and additional gas load to 355 industrial units across the country though the country is facing a shortfall of 500mmcfd-600mmcfd. A special committee led by Prime Minister’s power and energy adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury took the decision to give new gas connections to 355 industrial units. The government is now rationing gas supply to different consumer units due to shortage of around 600mmcfd... »

State-run petroleum exploration company BAPEX on Wednesday won an international tender to drill two gas production wells at Bangora field operated by Singapore-based KrisEnergy under a Production Sharing Contract. Only three months ago, the government, however, engaged Russina Gazprom to drill a gas well at BAPEX owned Srikail field, apparently in the interest of a vested quarter in the government, officials said. Gazprom would drill the well at Srikail field... »