Petroleum

Bangladesh to import fuel from the Philippines

State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corp. (BPC) will buy a combined total of 180,000 tons of diesel and kerosene from a state-run Philippine company, a senior official said yesterday.

Bashundhara Gr to invest $700m in oil refinery despite objections from BPC

Bashundhara Group has said it would go ahead with a US$700 million investment in the country's first private sector refinery despite objection by the state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).

Bangladesh scientists produce petroleum from organic wastes

DHAKA: Scientists in Bangladesh have developed ways to produce petroleum from degradable organic municipal waste and are now studying its feasibility before going to commercial production.

Govt to take $300m hard loans from bank to import fuel

Amid acute liquidity crisis due to under-pricing of imported petroleum products, the government yesterday approved Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation's (BPC) proposal to take $300 million hard term loan from Standard Chartered Bank.