Country receives largest shipment of fuel oil in a single day

With a significant development, the country received the largest fuel shipment of 138,286 tonnes of diesel and octane in a single day amid growing concerns over fuel supply due to the conflicts in the Middle East.

Four vessels carrying total 110,650 tonnes of diesel and 27,363 tonnes of octane reached the Bangladesh waters by Friday night.

Managing Director of Pride Shipping Lines Nazrul Islam, the vessels’ local agent, told Daily Sun that the last vessel carrying the fuel oil reached the country at around 7:00pm.

Of them, vessel Oaktree carrying 35,345 tonnes of diesel from Malaysia reached around 11:00am and anchored at the Alpha Anchorage of the port, he said.

Besides, Cape Bonny, carrying 33,398 tonnes of diesel, and Lian Song Hu with 41,907 tonnes of diesel from Malaysia and India, and Nave Cielo with 27,363 tonnes of Octane from Malaysia reached in different times, said Nazrul.

Offloading of the fuel oil from the vessels will start after necessary procedures, he added. 

The diesel and octane are expected to meet demands for additional nine and 22 days respectively.

Earlier on 15 April, two vessels carrying some 68,000 tonnes of diesel arrived at Chattogram port.

With these, a total of seven vessels carrying diesel arrived in the country this month.  

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Energy ministry spokesperson and Joint Secretary Monir Hossain Chowdhury earlier informed that existing stocks of octane and petrol would be sufficient for the next two months.

According to official data as of 15 April, the country holds 113,085 tonnes of diesel, 31,821 tonnes of octane, 18,021 tonnes of petrol, and 77,546 tonnes of furnace oil.