Desk Report
Publish: 01 Mar 2022, 05:15 pm
Photo: Collected
CNG
filling stations across the country will remain closed from 6 pm to 11 pm every
day, instead of 6-10 pm, said a Petrobangla press release.
The
new schedule will come into effect from today (March 1), said the release.
According
to official sources, the current gas crisis forced the state-owned hydrocarbon
corporation to issue the new instruction to the CNG (compressed natural gas)
filling stations to increase their non-operational time by one hour.
On
September 16 last year, the government had directed the CNG filling station
owners to keep their pumps shut for 4 hours -- from 6 pm to 10 pm -- every day
until further order against the nagging gas crisis across the country.
Energy
industry insiders said the country has to import about 20 percent of its gas at a high cost as liquefied natural gas (LNG) and re-gasify to supply the fuel to
the local networks.
For
the last few months, the price of LNG on the global market witnessed a sharp
rise from $6 per MMBtu to over $30 per MMBtu.
"The
recent war between Russia and Ukraine has created further volatility on the
global market which ultimately forced the authorities concerned to take such
measures to reduce supply at CNG pumps," said an energy industry insider.
Meanwhile,
Farhan Noor, general secretary of Bangladesh CNG Station Owners Association,
said that Petrobangla has assured them in a meeting last month that they would
mention a specific period of time as to how long the new instructions on pumps
closing will remain effective.
"But
Petrobangla's new notice lacks any such indication and we're frustrated with
the new notice," he added._UNB
Subscribe Shampratik Deshkal Youtube Channel
Topic : CNG filling stations Petrobangla
© 2024 Shampratik Deshkal All Rights Reserved. Design & Developed By Root Soft Bangladesh