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Bashundhara LP Gas Recognised 'Best Brand' for 5th Time as
For the fifth consecutive time, Bashundhara LP Gas has received the prestigious 'Best Brand Award' for maintaining the highest standards in the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
India Reviews $30b Sulfur-Cutting Program for Coal Plants
India is reviewing a decade-old $30 billion program requiring coal-fired power plants to install equipment to cut sulfur emissions after government-backed studies showed they had little impact on curbing pollution, according to a document.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
India's Adani Green CEO to Step Down
Adani Green Energy's chief executive officer Amit Singh will step down to take up the role of the chief of the international energy business of the Adani Group, the renewable energy firm said recently.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
2024 was Hottest Year on Record for Norway's Arctic
The Norwegian Meteorological Institute said recently that 2024 was the hottest year ever recorded for mostly Arctic northern Norway.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Turkey Seeks to Invest in RE
Turkey has shown a strong interest in investing in Bangladesh's diverse sectors, including renewable energy, automobile pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, information and communication technology, logistics, and construction.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
HC Orders Immediate Action to Halt Illegal Brick Kilns in CHT
The High Court has directed authorities to take immediate steps to prevent the operation of illegal brick kilns in the hill districts of Bandarban, Rangamati, and Khagrachhari.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Summit Power Appoints Monirul as New MD
Maj General (Retd) Dr Monirul Islam Akhand, ndc, psc, PhD has been appointed as the Managing Director of Summit Power Limited (SPL).
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Titas Gas Disconnects 16,827 Illegal Lines in 4 Months
Several employees of Sitas Transmission Gas and Distribution PLC and some policemen were injured in an attack during a drive to disconnect illegal gas lines in Sonargaon of Narayanganj recently.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
If Voted to Power, BNP will Review Power Sector Pacts: Mirza Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir recently said there was massive corruption in power and energy sector during the deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's regime.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
China Plans 330m Tonnes of Coal Imports in 2025
China confirms its central role in the Asian coal market with a forecast of 330 million tons of coal imports in 2025, according to an Australian report.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
S Arabia Top Buyer of Russian Fuel Oil in Nov
Saudi audi Arabia was the top destination for Russian sea-borne fuel oil and vacuum gasoil (VGO) exports in November, according to LSEG data.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Intraco Shows Interest in Open Tender for Bhola Gas Transport Expansion
The Intraco Refuelling was Station, responsible for transporting 5 million cubic feet of gas daily from Bhola in CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) form during the previous government's tenure, has shown interest in expanding its capacity to transport an additional 20 million cubic feet of gas per day.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
JERA Wins Rights for 615MW Wind Project Offshore Japan
A consortium led by JERA Co. Inc.has secured the rights to develop and operate a 615 megawatt wind generation project offshore Aomori Prefecture in the Sea of Japan.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Climate Change Brought Extreme Weather, Heat in 2024: UN
Climate change sparked a trail of extreme weather and record heat in 2024, the United Nations said recently, urging the world to pull back from the \"road to ruin\".
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Asian Spot LNG Prices Gain on Europe Gas Outlook Uncertainty
Asia liquefied sian spot natural gas (LNG) prices rose recently to a one-month peak, as the expiry of a transit deal for Russian gas through Ukraine caused uncertainty in Europe's gas outlook.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
UK Electricity Cleanest on Record in 2024: Study
Britain produced its cleanest Belectricity record at anest with output of fossil fuels at an all-time low and renewables reaching a record high, a study showed.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Excelerate Completes 3,000th LNG Ship-To-Ship Transfer Operation
Excelerate Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EE) has announced that on December 28, 2024, the company safely completed its 3,000th LNG ship-to-ship (STS) operation since the start of STS operations in 2007.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Govt Okays Purchase of Refined Fuel Oil for 6 Months
The government has decided to procure 14.25 lakh tonnes of refined fuel oil to meet national demand for the first half of this year.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Thailand's PTT Struggles to Go Green as EV Project Flops
State-run energy giant PTT's decarbonization efforts have hit a roadblock, as work on a joint EV factory with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry that was to be the lynchpin of its strategy has been halted by sluggish demand for new vehicles.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Chevron Targets $6-8b Growth in Free Cash Flows Next Year: CEO
Michael Wirth, CEO of Chevron, said recently that the company is in a position to increase its cash flow from free to $8 billion and to reduce expenses \"by a couple of billion dollars\".
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Climate-Smart Agriculture, Water Management to Enhance Crop Output Stressed
Experts at a recent workshop in Rangpur stressed on ensuring climate smart agriculture and water management to make irrigation water available to enhance crop output for ensuring food security amid climate change.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Rosatom Welcomes 2025 on an Optimistic Note in Bangladesh
The outgoing year 2024 was a very successful year for Rosatom State Corporation in Bangladesh.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
BPC to Save Tk760cr in Fuel Oil Import Premiums
The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) will in save approximately Tk760 crore premiums for fuel oil imports during the first six months of 2025.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Rational Gas Pricing A Challenge Of Rejuvenated BERC
Saleque Sufi
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
ACC Sues Ex-Minister Nasrul, 2 Family Members
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) recently filed three cases against former state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid, his wife Seema Hamid and son Zareef Hamid on charge of acquiring wealth beyond known sources of income.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Petrobangla Gets New Chairman
Additional secretary Md Rezanur Rahman has joined as Chairman of Bangladesh Oil, Gas & Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) on deputation on January 2.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Turkey Eyes Role in Reviving Syrian Oil, Gas Production
Turkey said it wants to help increase oil and natural gas production in Syria, the latest step in Ankara's overtures for deeper involvement in the reconstruction of the war-torn country.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Mobil Jamuna to Expand with Oil Tanker, Land Purchase
The company's board of directors has approved the purchase of a secondhand Aframax oil tanker, MT Nissos Delos, for million.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Bangladesh Keeps LPG Costs Steady Despite Fall in Global Prices
Despite a slight drop in global prices, the Bangladesh government has opted to keep domestic prices for liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, unchanged in January, citing the ongoing depreciation of the local currency.
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EP_22_15 (Energy & Power Vol 22 Issue 15 Jan 16, 2025)
Energy & Power
Austria's OMV Agrees to Supply Romanian Gas to Germany
Three people with knowledge of the deal said that Austria's OMV will supply Germany's Uniper gas from its Black Sea Project from 2027.
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