9 LNG cargos received in Oct

The government has received nine cargos of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) having around 28.8 million MMBTu in October to meet the growing energy demand in the country, an official said on Thursday, reports BSS.

"We are importing LNG regularly under long-term, short-term agreements as well as from spot markets to meet the increasing energy demand," General Manager (LNG) of Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Limited (RPGCL) Engineer Md Shah Alam told BSS.

On average, each cargo contained around 3.2 million MMBTu of LNG, Alam added.

Of the cargos received in October, QatarEnergy supplied two cargos, each containing about 3.2 million MMBTu, while Oman's OQ Trading (OQT) provided two cargos under long-term arrangements and another one under a short-term deal.

In addition, the government procured four cargos of LNG from the spot market to maintain uninterrupted energy supply.