Dhaka, March 10 -- Bangladesh has floated tenders to buy three more liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes from the spot market by mid-April amid escalating Middle East tensions and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz.

State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has invited bids for deliveries over the April 5-6, April 9-10 and April 12-13 windows.

Each spot LNG cargo will contain approximately 3.36 million MMBtu, according to an official.

The bid-submission deadline is March 10, said a senior official of Petrobangla.

The cargoes are to be delivered to Moheshkhali Island, with an option to discharge at either of the country's two floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) located on the island.

RPGCL, a subsidiary of ...