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BPC set to float re-tender for the maiden Tk 80b SMP's jobs

Dhaka, Sept. 12 -- The lone bidder -- Indonesian PT Pertamina - quoted higher-than- expected costs in the tender for operations and maintenance (O&M) of the country's maiden Tk 80-billion single-point... Read More


Oman's OQ Trading plans to build FSRU in Moheshkhali

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- OQ Trading International of Oman is planning to construct a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Moheshkhali in the Bay of Bengal in order to address the country's LNG ... Read More


How to avoid the disaster lurking in the corner

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- The growing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector in Bangladesh is facing numerous challenges, especially the illegal cross-filling due to lack of monitoring and awareness. Cross-fil... Read More


BD inks first short-term LNG deal with Oman's OQ Trading

Dhaka, July 23 -- The government has signed its first-ever short-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply deal with OQ Trading International of Oman, aiming to boost the country's gas supply and reduce... Read More


Govt to fix tariffs for nine power plants after years of anomalies

Dhaka, July 21 -- The interim government has moved to set rates for nine large power plants that have been selling electricity to the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) without official tariff ... Read More


Govt moves to curb power generation costs

Dhaka, July 18 -- In a bid to rein in soaring electricity subsidies and generation costs, the government has initiated a plan to reduce expenditure at power plants where it holds full or partial owner... Read More


Commercial operation date first, tariff re-negotiation later

Dhaka, July 15 -- The interim government has backed down from its "prior re-negotiation" on tariffs as the pre-condition for approval of the commercial operation date (COD) of the 718MW JERA Meghnagha... Read More


Petrobangla picks 7 banks for LNG imports backed by WB guarantee

Dhaka, July 5 -- State-run Petrobangla has selected seven local and foreign commercial banks to facilitate the import of expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG), backed by a repayment guarantee from the... Read More


Petrobangla picks 8 banks for LNG imports backed by WB guarantee

Dhaka, July 5 -- State-run Petrobangla has selected eight local and foreign commercial banks to facilitate the import of expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG), backed by a repayment guarantee from the... Read More


Chevron keen to invest in further exploration of two onshore blocks

Dhaka, July 2 -- Chevron Bangladesh, a part of the global energy company Chevron, has expressed its keenness to invest in further exploration of two onshore gas blocks - block-11 and block-12 - in the... Read More