oil & gas

Bangladesh seeks Russian technological support in energy sector

May 1, 2013
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Bangladesh seeks Russian technological support in energy sector

Bangladesh has sought more technological support from Russia for the development of especially in the area of exploration, extraction and distribution of oil and gas. Foreign Minister Dr Dipu made the appeal while addressing as chief guest the opening session of an international conference on “Oil and Gas Exploration Technologies” at Dhaka University Senate Hall…

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Tullow sells off Bangladesh stakes for $42m

April 10, 2013
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Tullow sells off Bangladesh stakes for $42m

sources : Tullow Oil, the British oil and gas exploring company, has sold its Bangladeshi operations to KrisEnergy Asia Holdings BV. The final price agreed for the transaction was $42.35 million, Tullow said in a statement yesterday. Tullow has a 30 percent interest in and operates Block 9 on behalf of partners Niko Resources (60…

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Good news!! Discovery of new gas field at Comilla !!

July 15, 2012
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Good news!! Discovery of new gas field at Comilla !!

The state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company (Bapex) has announced the discovery of a new gas field at Srikail in Comilla district, an area rich in hydrocarbon deposits. The gas field having a probable reserve of 300 billion cubic feet is of a medium-size one. Bapex plans to start extraction of gas from the…

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Bangladesh resumes new gas connections to industries as output rises

May 4, 2012
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Bangladesh resumes new gas connections to industries as output rises

Bangladesh has started providing new gas connections to the industrial sector from this week after a lull of almost three years, Hussain Monsur, chairman of state-owned Petrobangla, told Platts Thursday. “We have started new gas connections to industries as the country’s overall gas output ramped up with the start of operations of a new Muchai…

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Bangladesh resumes new gas connections to industries as output rises

May 3, 2012
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Bangladesh resumes new gas connections to industries as output rises

Bangladesh has started providing new gas connections to the industrial sector from this week after a lull of almost three years, Hussain Monsur, chairman of state-owned Petrobangla, told Platts Thursday. “We have started new gas connections to industries as the country’s overall gas output ramped up with the start of operations of a new Muchai…

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Bangladesh signs drill deal with Russia’s Gazprom

April 27, 2012
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Bangladesh signs drill deal with Russia’s Gazprom

Bangladesh’s Goverment-run Petrobangla has signed a deal with Russian energy giant Gazprom to drill 10 onshore wells. The $193 million deal was signed in Dhaka on Thursday amid hopes that Bangladesh will be able to add up to 300 million cubic feet of gas to the national grid per day. Gazprom would have to complete…

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Bangladesh approves allocation of $135 million from gas fund for projects

April 18, 2012
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Bangladesh approves allocation of $135 million from gas fund for projects

Bangladesh’s energy ministry has approved allocation of Taka 11 billion ($135 million) from the gas development fund for various development and exploration projects, a senior official said Tuesday. This the first time the ministry will be accessing the fund since it was set up following an order from the country’s energy regulator in August 2009.…

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Bangladesh says ConocoPhillips seeking more gas blocks

April 9, 2012
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Bangladesh says ConocoPhillips seeking more gas blocks

Bangladesh says U.S. energy firm ConocoPhillips (COP.N) is seeking to expand operations in the Bay of Bengal following a U.N. tribunal border ruling which cleared the way for more offshore oil and gas exploration in the region. A senior energy official said on Sunday the U.S. company sought exploration rights in six new deep-water gas…

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Bangladesh to ban gas exports from 8 blocks to be offered in Apr licensing round

February 24, 2012
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Bangladesh to ban gas exports from 8 blocks to be offered in Apr licensing round

Bangladesh, which has never exported gas despite having a provision to allow for it, plans to ban its export from eight shallow water offshore blocks being offered in a new bidding in April round due to rising domestic demand, Petrobangla Chairman Hussain Monsur told Platts Thursday. “Unlike the previous rounds, we will not allow any…

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Bangladesh banned the import of new oil-fired turn-key electricity generators

February 9, 2012
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Bangladesh bans import of new oil-fired power plants citing foreign exchange worries and reversing a policy to allow independent power producers to setup mini plants to meet chronic power shortages. Bangladesh on Thursday banned the import of new oil-fired turn-key electricity generators, citing foreign exchange worries and reversing a policy to allow independent power producers…

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Gas crisis may linger .

January 28, 2012
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US company Chevron has found no additional gas in the eco-sensitive Lawachhara forest under its existing Moulavibazar gas field. This means an expected solution to the gas crisis by next year with additional supplies from three of Chevron’s gas fields has become uncertain. Failing to strike additional gas in Moulavibazar, Chevron has revised its two-year-old…

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Saudi firm offers to build refinery in Bangladesh

November 21, 2011
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Saudi Aramco has proposed building an oil refinery in Bangladesh at an estimated cost of $2.5 billion, a senior energy official said on Monday. He said the proposal was made when a Saudi Aramco delegation visited Dhaka last week and met officials at the ministry of power and energy. “The ministry will examine the proposal…

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“Develop network with peers in Bangladesh”-Ambassador Akramul Qader urges expatriate doctors.

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and State Minister Mr. Akramul Qader attended the annual conference of Bangladesh Medical Association of North America, Louisiana chapter in Orleans, Louisiana and addressed a…

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Bangladesh opposes proposed dams in Meghalaya: Minister

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Meghalaya has made it clear that the dams which are to be built across the Myntdu and Umiew rivers would not have any negative impact…

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