Bangladesh’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply has returned to normal after two floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) resumed supplying around 1,000 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of natural gas following a fire at the Excelerate terminal on 21 July, a senior official said.
“We are receiving around 1,000 mmcfd from tonight,” Md. Shoyeb, director of operations at state-owned Petrobangla, told Just Energy News.
Petrobangla is also receiving around 1,600 mmcfd from the country’s domestic gas fields, bringing total gas supply to about 2,600 mmcfd.
Business leaders have urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government to use the increased gas availability to raise supplies to industrial units.
The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is also expected to receive an additional 100 mmcfd, taking its allocation to around 950 mmcfd in the coming days.
Excelerate Energy’s Moheshkhali LNG terminal was forced offline after a fire on 21 July. It resumed operations at half capacity on 6 August. The disruption, combined with an existing supply shortfall, pushed Bangladesh’s overall gas supply below 2,000 mmcfd for several days in August.
“Our supply chain has regained momentum,” Shoyeb said.
Meanwhile, the government will procure a further six LNG cargoes to meet rising energy demand, according to a report by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), the state-run news agency.
The decision was taken at the 44th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase this year, held on Monday.
The meeting approved three proposals from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, according to an official notification.
Under the first proposal, the government will procure two LNG cargoes through an international request-for-quotation process, in accordance with Rule 105(3)(a) of Bangladesh’s Public Procurement Rules 2025.
The cargoes are scheduled for delivery on 9-10 October and 27-28 October 2026.
Quoted prices ranged from $28.95 to $29.795 per million British thermal units (MMBtu). TotalEnergies Gas & Power Ltd of the UK quoted $28.95 per MMBtu for the 52nd cargo, while Singapore-based Vitol Asia Pte Ltd quoted $29.795 per MMBtu for the 56th cargo.
Under the second proposal, the government will purchase two LNG cargoes from US-based DARAB Inc. through direct procurement at $17.00 per MMBtu.
Under the third proposal, US-based Mind Mingle LLC will supply two LNG cargoes through direct procurement at $19.00 per MMBtu.