Petrobangla

PetroBangla (Bangladesh Oil, Gas & Mineral Corporation; Bengali: পেট্রোবাংলা) is a

government-owned national gas company of Bangladesh.[1] It explores, produces,
transports, manages and sells oil, natural gas and other mineral resources. It also concludes
production sharing agreements with other international oil companies for exploration and
development of oil and gas resources in Bangladesh.[2]

History

Victory Day celebration by PetroBangla

PetroBangla was founded in 1985 by merging two government organization, Bangladesh Oil
& Gas Corporation (BOGC) and Bangladesh Mineral Development Corporation (BMEDC).[3]
To import liquefied natural gas, PetroBangla signed an agreement with Gunvor Singapore in
2018.[4] In September 2019, QatarEnergy
LNG delivered the first cargo of liquefied
natural gas from a Q-Flex vessel to PetroBangla
Petrobangla's Floating Storage and
Regasification Unit off Bangladesh.[5] In Bangladesh Oil,
January 2020, PetroBangla and Gazprom
signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Gas & Mineral
strategic cooperation.[6][7]
Corporation
The group's current Chairman is Nazmul
Ahsan, appointed in December 2021[8]
replacing Abdul Fattah who became
Chairman in January 2020.[9][10]

Gas
Seal of Petrobangla
distribution
companies

Bakhrabad Gas
Petrobangla
Distribution Building
Company
Company Public
Limited[11] type
Jalalabad Gas Industry Oil and
Transmission and Gas
Industry
Distribution
Predecessor Bangl
System Miner
Limited[11] and G
Corpo
Karnaphuli Gas
Founded 1972
Distribution
Company Headquarters Kaw
Baza
Limited[11] Dhak
Bang
Pashchimanchal
Area Bangladesh
Gas Company served
Limited[11]
Key Abul
Sundarban Gas people Mansur
Company Md
Faizullah
Limited[11]
 Titas Gas Products Oil and
Transmission and gas
Minerals
Distribution
Revenue US$12.1
Company billion
Limited[11] (2016)
Operating (US$200
References income million
(2016))
1. "Petrobangla" (ht Total US$18.6
tp://en.banglape assets billion
dia.org/index.ph (2016)
p?title=Petroban Subsidiaries BAPEX
gla) . Website www
banglapedia.org. .petrobang
.org.bd (ht
p://www.p
robangla.o
g.bd)
2. Amarsys. "Bangladesh: Gazprom in talks
with Petrobangla to drill gas wells" (htt
p://www.energy-pedia.com/article.aspx?
articleid=144310) . energy-pedia.com.
3. ":: PETROBANGLA" (https://web.archive.
org/web/20160809044211/http://www.p
etrobangla.org.bd/corp_history.php) .
petrobangla.org.bd. Archived from the
original (http://www.petrobangla.org.bd/
corp_history.php) on 9 August 2016.
Retrieved 1 August 2013.
4. "Petrobangla signs multiple LNG import
agreements" (http://country.eiu.com/arti
cle.aspx?articleid=1185924502&Country
=Bangladesh&topic=Economy&subtopi_
8) . eiu. 25 September 2017. Retrieved
4 December 2020.
5. "Qatargas delivers first Q-Flex LNG
cargo to Petrobangla" (https://www.helle
nicshippingnews.com/qatargas-delivers-
first-q-flex-lng-cargo-to-petrobangla/) .
Hellenic Shipping News. 23 September
2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
6. "Gazprom and Petrobangla sign MOU" (h
ttps://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natur
al-gas/31012020/gazprom-and-petroban
gla-sign-mou/) . lngindustry. 31 January
2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
7. "Gazprom and Petrobangla sign
Memorandum of Understanding" (http
s://www.gazprom.com/press/news/202
0/january/article498760/) . gazprom. 29
January 2020. Retrieved 10 December
2020.
 8. "Nazmul Ahsan joins as new chairman of
Petrobangla" (https://unb.com.bd/categ
ory/Bangladesh/nazmul-ahsan-joins-as-
new-chairman-of-petrobangla/83619) .
unb.com.bd. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
9. "Petrobangla gets new chairman" (http
s://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/
dhaka/2020/01/13/abdul-fattah-joins-pe
trobangla-as-new-chairman) .
dhakatribune. 13 January 2020.
Retrieved 10 December 2020.
10. "Abdul Fattah joins Petrobangla as new
chairman" (https://unb.com.bd/categor
y/bangladesh/abdul-fattah-joins-petrob
angla-as-new-chairman/41166) . unb. 13
January 2020. Retrieved 10 December
2020.
11. "Bangladesh Oil, Gas & Mineral
Corporation (Petrobangla)" (http://www.
petrobangla.org.bd/site/page/aae9ec2b-
d948-4a03-85eb-f51068640980/http%
3A%2F%2Fwww.petrobangla.org.bd%2F
site%2Fpage%2Faae9ec2b-d948-4a03-
85eb-f51068640980%2F-) .
www.petrobangla.org.bd. Retrieved
12 July 2022.

External links

Official website (http:// Bangladesh

www.petrobangla.org.b portal
Energy
d) portal
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