LNG supply falls 30% due to inclement weather

The supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the national grid fell by 300 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) or around 30% on Thursday evening as bad weather in the Moheshkhali area disrupted cargo transfers to the two terminals.

Petrobangla officials confirmed that the supply fell to 680 mmcfd from 980 mmcfd around 6pm, days after supplies returned to pre-crisis level.

The supplies would improve once the weather situation improves in the coastal areas, the officials said.

According to the Met office, a deep depression has formed near India’s states of Odissa and Andra Pradesh, and expected is moving north-west inwards through the coastal areas.

On 15 September, supplies from the two floating storage and regasification units off Moheshkhali returned to near capacity level of 1,100 mmcfd. The two units had been suffering from technical glitches, and low cargo imports for about two months, causing severe fuel and power crises in the country.