Bangladesh, Nov. 4 -- Gazprom, the Russian state-owned energy giant that secured drilling contracts worth billions of taka in Bangladesh without competitive bidding under the now-defunct special energy law, is making a fresh push to obtain a new package of gas drilling and infrastructure projects through unsolicited proposals, say sources.

Advertisement A senior official of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources told The Financial Express on Tuesday that Gazprom was seeking contracts to drill five gas wells in Bhola, conduct a 3D seismic survey covering Bhola and Hatia, participate in the proposed Bhola-Barishal gas transmission pipeline, and establish a small-scale Liq...