LNG supply rises, gas availability nears pre-disruption level

Bangladesh’s gas supply remained above 2,600 million cubic feet (mmcf) on Tuesday as higher liquefied natural gas (LNG) injection eased pressure on the national gas network following weeks of supply disruption.

According to Petrobangla data, the total gas supply reached 2,610 mmcf at noon on Tuesday, comprising 1,620 mmcf from domestic gas fields and 990 mmcf of imported LNG, or re-gasified LNG (RLNG).

The supply level remained high in the afternoon, with total availability standing at 2,606 mmcf at 4pm. Domestic fields supplied 1,615 mmcf, while RLNG supply increased slightly to 991 mmcf.

The improvement followed a sharp rise in RLNG supply since Monday evening.

At 10pm on Monday, total gas supply stood at 2,582 mmcf, including 1,602 mmcf from domestic fields and 980 mmcf of RLNG. Earlier at 8pm, total supply was 2,362 mmcf, with RLNG contributing 762 mmcf.

The latest supply level is close to the availability recorded before the disruption caused by an incident involving the Excelerate-operated Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) at Moheshkhali.

The FSRU was damaged in a fire during a ship-to-ship LNG transfer on 21 July, disrupting gas supply from the terminal for several weeks.

The disruption sharply reduced imported gas availability and worsened the country’s overall gas supply situation.

The terminal gradually resumed operations in August, but its supply was interrupted again on 19 August after it ran out of LNG. National gas supply subsequently fell to around 2,185 mmcf a day.

The terminal resumed supply on 22 August, initially injecting around 100 mmcf of gas into the national grid.