Badrul Imam

To overcome gas crisis, upgrade field management

Bangladesh is going through the worst gas supply shortfall in recent history

We are not taking our energy crisis seriously

In Bangladesh, natural gas has been predominant in the energy mix for decades.

IOC interest in our gas reserves is a good sign

ExxonMobil proposal should be considered with calculated speed.

Bangladesh’s chronicle of shoddy gas exploration

Geoscientists have long been suggesting that significant gas resources still remain underground in the country, and the present gas demands may well be met through extracting our own gas.

Is there a way out of Bangladesh's energy crisis? Experts tell all.

"It is time for us to ask how much we have been able to recover from the energy crisis."

Can Bangladesh find a way out of the energy crisis?

The energy sector was made LNG-dependent despite repeated warnings about it by experts.

Our own resources can help us get over the energy crisis

All studies done by international and national agencies are in agreement that Bangladesh still has a significant amount of undiscovered gas under the ground.

Why is there a gas crisis in a country that is gas-rich?

The excuse that the present gas crisis and the consequent decline in power generation are solely the results of the Russia-Ukraine war is not entirely justified.

February 25, 2022
February 25, 2022

How to increase gas supply from local sources

We have been seeing a downward trend in the supply of locally produced gas for a while now; yet there have been little efforts to explore potential gas reserves, even though Bangladesh is known to have a considerable amount of gas reserves still unexplored.

February 2, 2022
February 2, 2022

Using stranded gas could cure the price hike syndrome

A declining trend of gas production from the local gas fields against an increasing gas demand has led Bangladesh to partially depend on importing high-priced liquefied natural gas (LNG).

December 26, 2021
December 26, 2021

Let us not become dependent on LNG import

A decreasing volume of annual natural gas production from the gas fields of Bangladesh means that the country is moving towards joining the net energy importers club sooner than one would have liked to think.

May 21, 2021
May 21, 2021

Is Bangladesh running out of gas resources?

Bangladesh had its first gas field discovery in Sylhet in 1955. Since then, a total of 27 commercial gas fields have been found in the country with a cumulative original recoverable gas reserve of 28 trillion cubic feet (Tcf), according to Petrobangla official estimates.

April 4, 2021
April 4, 2021

How is the Barapukuria coal mine doing?

Barapukuria underground coal mine in Dinajpur district is the only coal mine in Bangladesh. The coal deposit was discovered at shallow and mineable depth in 1985 by the Bangladesh Geological Survey.

February 28, 2021
February 28, 2021

Power Generation in Bangladesh: Important facts to look at

Bangladesh now has a power generation capacity in excess of 21,000 MW.

January 31, 2021
January 31, 2021

Why is gas exploration stalled in Bangladesh?

Over the last 20 years, Bangladesh consumed about 13 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of gas.

January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021

Discovery of magnetic iron ore reserve in Dinajpur

He holds a piece of the rock sample and brings it near to a magnet bar. Instantly, the rock sample gets attached to the magnet and hangs on to it when the magnet bar is held up in the air.

December 22, 2020
December 22, 2020

Scaling back coal-based power plants: A step in the right direction

The government’s plan, as reported in the media, to reduce the number of coal-based power plants and thus the amount of power to be generated using coal, brings relief to the concerns of environmentalists, scientists and the general public who have been campaigning against major coal use due to the danger it poses to the environment and human health.

July 21, 2018
July 21, 2018

Solution lies in local gas, not imported LNG

Bangladesh enters a new era of energy use as it starts importing liquified natural gas (LNG) beginning in July in order to solve the prevailing gas crisis.

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