India plans to continue supply of high speed diesel (HSD) to Bangladesh, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said yesterday, IANS reports from Dhaka.
“India is planning to continue supply of HSD in a sustainable manner,” said Pradhan, who is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh, referring to supply of 2200 MT high speed diesel from Siliguri marketing terminal of Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) to Parbatipur depot of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).
Pradhan met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and shared the details of Indian hydrocarbon infrastructure project proposals in Bangladesh, including setting up of LPG import terminal at Chittagong by Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
He sought favourable consideration for creating win-win situation for both sides as well as discussing the “Indo-Bangla Friendship Pipeline”.
IOC and BPC will sign a memorandum of understanding on broad aspects of co-operation in downstream oil and gas sector opportunities in Bangladesh.
Pradhan is slated to meet Bangladeshi Power Minister Nasrul Hamid and Hasina’s adviser on energy, power and mineral resources Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury.
On April 19, he will visit Chittagong to witness award of contract by Eastern Refineries to Engineers India Limited (EIL) as project management and consultant for its three MMTPA refinery expansion project.
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