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The government intends to buy two more liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes from the spot market amid the escalating Middle East tensions and Strait of Hormuz disruptions.
State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has floated tenders to buy two LNG cargoes from the spot market for delivery over April 15-16, and April 21-22 windows, said a senior RPGCL official.
The volume of the spot LNG cargo is approximately 3.36 million MMBtu each, according to the official.
The bid submission deadline is March 17, he said.
The cargoes are to be delivered to Moheshkhali Island, with an option to discharge to either of the country’s two floating storage re-gasification units, or FSRUs, located on the island.
RPGCL is a part of state-owned Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation, also known as Petrobangla, and is responsible for LNG trading in Bangladesh.
According to the RPGCL official, this is the third tender floated by RPGCL this year to secure supplies amid the ongoing Middle East war.
If these cargoes are awarded, the South Asian country’s total LNG spot cargo buys for this year will reach nine so far, the RPGCL official said
Bangladesh awarded three spot LNG cargoes for April 5-6, April 9-10 and April 12-13 delivery windows at US$21.58 per million British thermal unit (MMBTu), US$20.76 per MMBTu and US$20.76 per MMBTu respectively last week.
Bangladesh had imported a total of 49 LNG cargoes from the spot market in 2025, said the RPGCL official.
Since Bangladesh's LNG imports began in 2018, the country has imported approximately 35.39 million tonnes of LNG through 571 cargoes as of January 2026, according to RPGCL data.
Bangladesh’s overall natural gas supplies currently hover around 2,543 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd), including 842 mmcfd of regasified LNG, against its demand for over 4,000 mmcfd, according to official Petrobangla data as of March 15.