Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- Gas supply across the country has fallen by 491 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) as the Summit LNG terminal in Moheshkhali remains shut for maintenance.

Petrobangla had earlier said the maintenance work would begin at 8am on Wednesday and continue until 4pm on Nov 7.

Against a daily demand of around 3,800mmcfd, the country had so far been able to supply 2,570mmcfd to the national grid, combining gas extracted from domestic fields and imported liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Petrobangla had said that with the Summit LNG terminal shut, daily gas supply to the national grid could fall from 2,570mmcfd to 2,250mmcfd.

Of this, gas supply from imported LNG was expected to decline from 920mmcfd to 600mmcfd, the state-run compa...