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Dhaka Friday,  Mar 29, 2024

Gas Sector

Five international geophysical companies Sunday submitted tender documents for conducting 2D multi-client seismic survey to hunt offshore in Bangladesh. The five companies are: Norway-US joint venture TGS-NOPEC and Schlumberger; Chinese company BGP; Russian Dalmorneftegeophysica (DMNG); Russian Marine Arctic Geological Expedition (MAGE) and UK-Based Spec Partners Ltd. A Petrobngla offcials said, five interested companies submitted tender documents to conduct survey.  Tender evaluation committee headed by a director to evaluate the documents... »
Cyprus and Greece emerging as key allies, as Israel looks towards potentially lucrative pipeline – Turkey, or no Turkey. Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades hosted a three-way meeting Thursday with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras focused on plans to build a gas pipeline to Europe. With Cyprus, which lies just 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the Syrian coast, on the fringes of a region wracked... »
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid on Wednesday said government wants to shift households to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) gradually. Before attending at a programme in Dhaka University area, Nasrul said problems were encountered in supplying gas due to low pressure. “Our priority now is to ensure supply at industrial zones.” The government is working out a plan to meet 70 per cent of the domestic demand with... »
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that winter sees some sort of gas crisis though the government took various steps for improving its supply. “I admit there are some problems but we are trying hard to mitigate the crisis,” she the prime minister while responding to a supplementary question from Jatiya Party MP Ziauddin Ahmed (Chittagong-9) during the PM’s question answer session in Parliament. During winter, she said, natural... »
Cooking gas supply will be normal within 2 to 3 days. Today, state minister, ministry of power energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid said this. Mr. Hamid added, the crisis is now in serious stage because the 30-inch-diamtere Siddhirganj-Bakhrabapipeline has been dysfunctional for about the last 25 days. Authouritys are working on it. According to Petrobangla sources, the daily demand for gas in the country is 3200 million cubic feet... »
Domestic cooking gas supply has become erratic in parts of capital Dhaka. For a month and a half, the flow of gas had been weak at the house of Rifat Ara Ferdous in Dhaka’s New Eskaton; on Sunday morning she discovered it had stopped altogether while trying to light the burner. “One used to manage to cook despite the poor supply, but even that has stopped now,” she told bdnews24.com... »
The Qatar government has appointed RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) for exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh under a G to G arrangement. “Talks are underway with the Qatar government to fix the LNG price and other related issues,” State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told. He said the government has fixed a target to add LNG to the national grid by 2017 after establishing an... »
Government has taken decision about Offshore Psc Under Unsolicited Deals. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was approved that file. Block 10, 11, 12, 16 and 21 will go that way. Energy and Mineral Resources Division Secretary Nazimuddin Chowdhury confirmed that information. He told, “We are considering exploring oil and gas in offshore blocks on unsolicited offers under the Power and Energy Fast Supply Enhancement (Special Provision) Act 2010,” He said that... »
The government is considering exploring oil and gas in onshore and offshore blocks without any tender a top official said. “We are considering exploring oil and gas in onshore and offshore blocks on unsolicited offers under the Power and Energy Fast Supply Enhancement (Special Provision) Act,” newly appointed Energy and Mineral Resources Division Secretary Nazimuddin Chowdhury told. He said they are assessing the ways to explore oil and gas without... »
Petronet LNG, India’s gas importer, signed a revised contract with RasGas of Qatar to import gas at a significantly lower price, as a reflection of falling global prices. The new contract will save downstream consumers in India around Rs 4,000 crore a year, according to Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. “The new formula between the two companies is in the interests of a win-win. Where the previous contract meant that Petronet... »