Staff Reporter:
The Petrobangla yesterday supplied 2,425 mmcfd gas to the national grid with a view to coping with existing crisis.
“We are trying to supply a higher volume of gas to the national grid to ensure uninterrupted indus-trial production as well as electricity generation and normalize the supply chain,” Petrobangla Chairman Adbul Mannan told yesterday.
He said that imported LNG is being supplied to the national gas through two floating LNG termi-nals operated by Excelerate Energy and Summit Group after recent technical and weather-related disruptions.
According to the Petrobangla, the country has been supplying 2,425 mmcfd gas to the national grid against the growing demand. It said 1615 mmcfd gas is being produced from the domestic sources, while 810 mmcfd gas is coming from the degasification LNG.
Of the total supplied gas, Chevron has been providing 874 mmcfd, Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) 477 mmcfd, Sylhet GAS Fields Limited (SGFL) 139 mmcfd, Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) 96 mmcfd and Tullow 29 mmcfd.
The Petrobangla chairman said that Excelerate energy’s FSRU would have to shutdown to bring it in full scale operation.
The imported LNG supply to the national gas grid increased to 751 million cubic feet per day yes-terday as both floating LNG terminals operated by Excelerate Energy and Summit Group resumed operations following recent disruptions.
However, the official said Summit was likely supplying around 450 mmcfd, with the remaining vol-ume coming from Excelerate Energy’s terminal at Moheshkhali.
