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Petrobangla

Bangladesh Oil, Gas & Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla; ) is a government-owned oil, gas and mineral exploration and distribution corporation of Bangladesh.[1] It has the mandate to explore, produce, transport, manage and sell oil, natural gas and other mineral resources. It also concludes production-sharing agreements with international oil companies for the exploration and development of oil, gas and mineral resources in Bangladesh.[2]

History

Petrobangla was established in 1985 (under Ordinance-21, dated 11 April 1985) through the merger of two government organizations — the Bangladesh Oil & Gas Corporation (BOGC) and the Bangladesh Mineral Exploration and Development Corporation (BMEDC) — forming the Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (BOGMC).[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's Floating Storage and Regasification Unit off Bangladesh.[5] In January 2020, Petrobangla and Russia's Gazprom signed a Memorandum of Understanding for strategic cooperation.[6][7]

The group's current chairman is Md Rezanur Rahman.[8] A previous chairman was Nazmul Ahsan, appointed in December 2021,[9] replacing Abdul Fattah who was appointed in January 2020.[10][11]

Gas distribution companies

Coal Production company

Gas Transmission Companies

External links

References

  1. Petrobangla banglapedia.org^
  2. Amarsys. Bangladesh: Gazprom in talks with Petrobangla to drill gas wells energy-pedia.com^
  3. :: PETROBANGLA petrobangla.org.bd, retrieved 1 August 2013^
  4. Petrobangla signs multiple LNG import agreements eiu, September 25, 2017, retrieved December 4, 2020^
  5. Qatargas delivers first Q-Flex LNG cargo to Petrobangla Hellenic Shipping News, 2019-09-23, retrieved 2019-09-24^
  6. Gazprom and Petrobangla sign MOU lngindustry, January 31, 2020, retrieved December 4, 2020^
  7. Gazprom and Petrobangla sign Memorandum of Understanding gazprom, January 29, 2020, retrieved December 10, 2020^
  8. বাংলাদেশ তেল, গ্যাস ও খনিজসম্পদ কর্পোরেশন (পেট্রোবাংলা), Chairmans List of Petrobangla petrobangla.portal.gov.bd, retrieved 2025-07-11^
  9. Nazmul Ahsan joins as new chairman of Petrobangla unb.com.bd, retrieved 2022-06-20^
  10. Petrobangla gets new chairman dhakatribune, January 13, 2020, retrieved December 10, 2020^
  11. Abdul Fattah joins Petrobangla as new chairman unb, January 13, 2020, retrieved December 10, 2020^