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Sunday, 19 January, 2025

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Russia to continue oil and gas projects despite US sanctions

Russia would continue with large oil and gas projects, said Russias Foreign Ministry on Saturday, as reported by Reuters. Foreign ministry claimed new U.S. sanctions against Moscows energy sector as an attempt to harm Russias economy at the risk of destabilising global markets. A statement...

Businesspeople in awe

The countrys industrial sector has been grappling with persistent challenges, with no signs of improvement. Difficulties are soaring for local industrialists as they have been struggling for a long time with dollar shortages, high interest rates, labour unrest, and other issues that made it harder...

Considering alternatives to manufacturing is a miscalculation

The manufacturing sector has long been the backbone of Bangladeshs economy, fueled by affordable gas and low-cost labor. These factors enabled rapid industrial growth despite the countrys significant investment challenges, including high infrastructure costs and elevated bank interest rates....

Trump criticizes UK’s ‘major mistake’ on North Sea energy policy

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump criticized the U.K.s windfall tax on oil and gas producers in a social media post on Friday, joining other members of his incoming administration in voicing concerns over Prime Minister Keir Starmers agenda. The UK is making a very big mistake. Open Up the North...

India frees toxic waste 40 years after Bhopal gas disaster

Indian authorities have evacuated hundreds of tonnes of hazardous waste 40 years after the worlds deadliest industrial disaster struck the city of Bhopal. Communities have, for decades, blamed a high level of sicknesses on contamination of the groundwater in the wake of the highly toxic gas leak...

Reasons to be optimistic about the US economy in 2025

The world faces numerous significant challenges as we move into 2025, but the US economy is not one of them. Driven by sustained consumer spending, the US has experienced a remarkable economic recovery from the pandemic downturn, which carried on into 2024. Economic growth has consistently...

Ukraine to end transit of Russian gas to European Union

Russian gas supplies to European Union (EU) states via Ukraine are to end on Wednesday, when a five-year deal between Ukraines gas transit operator Naftogaz and Russias Gazprom expires. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country would not allow Russia to earn additional billions on...

Nationwide gas supply reduction to cause low pressure for 4 Days

The Bangladesh Oil, Gas, and Mineral Resources Corporation (Petrobangla) has announced a temporary reduction in gas supply and low pressure across the country due to scheduled maintenance. The supply of RLNG from the LNG FSRU operated by Accelerate Energy at Maheshkhali will be suspended for 72...

Bashundhara LP Gas recognised as ‘best brand’ for fifth time

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. Over this achievement, Bashundhara Group Vice Chairman Shafiat Sobhan expressed his sincere gratitude to the...

Qatar vows to halt EU gas sales over due diligence law

Qatar will cease gas exports to the European Union if the bloc enforces its new corporate due diligence law, Reuters said, the energy minister of the country Saad al-Kaabi warned in an interview with the Financial Times published on Sunday. The Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive,...

11 killed in Vietnam's Hanoi Café Fire; suspect arrested

Eleven people were killed in a fire at a café in Hanoi on Wednesday night, and the police have arrested a man believed to have started the fire, according to Vietnams Ministry of Public Security on Thursday, reports Reuters. The police said in a statement that the man had confessed to using...

8-hour gas outage in few areas of Dhaka on Thursday

Gas supply will remain suspended for eight hours on Thursday at different areas in Dhaka city for emergency repair of the gas pipeline. According to Titas Gas PLC, the areas where the gas supply will remain off for eight hours from 10am to 6pm on Thursday include Mirhazirbagh Adarsha High School...

24-hour gas supply suspension in Monohordi and Kishoreganj for pipeline maintenance

Gas supply will be disrupted for 24 hours in parts of Sadar and Gotashia areas of Monohordi upazila, as well as in Sadar upazila of Kishoreganj district, due to emergency maintenance work. The interruption is scheduled to begin at 6 PM on Thursday and will continue until 6 PM on Friday,...

Cars polluting less, but for how long?

Cars are getting more efficient and less polluting, resulting in better air quality for everyone, according to a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). But with a new administration coming in that has made climate change and air pollution less of a priority and drilling for...

LPG price adjustment for Dec to be announced Tuesday

The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for December will be announced on Tuesday, reports UNB. The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will announce the decision. The decision, expected at 3 pm on Tuesday, will reveal whether consumers can expect an increase or decrease in LPG...

China's coal consumption to peak in 2025: Report

Chinas coal consumption could be highest by 2025 as the worlds top consumer of the fossil fuel ramps up its push for clean energy, according to a report published on Wednesday. The country -- the largest greenhouse gas emitter -- remains heavily reliant on coal despite installing renewable...

Excelerate Energy supplies two LNG cargoes to Petrobangla

Excelerate Energy, Inc. has announced the delivery of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes to Petrobangla in November, using the companys two floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) stationed offshore Moheshkhali Island. Excelerate Energy is pleased to help fuel Bangladeshs economy...

COP29: UN report urges govts, industries to take must up action on methane

Greenhouse gas methane is behind a third of planetary heating and is relatively easy to slash. The tools to cut methane exist but so does a gap between pledges on methane reduction and action, says a new UN report. A global methane monitoring system has so far alerted governments and companies...

8 million cubic feet gas added to national grid from Sylhet’s Haripur well

An additional 8 million cubic feet of gas has been connected to the transmission line (national grid) from well number 7 of Haripur in Jaintapur Upazila, Sylhet. A test gas connection was provided from Sylhet well-7 to the national transmission line at 3:15 pm on Monday. Managing Director of...

Monthly gas crisis hits CNG filling stations in Sylhet

CNG filling stations in Sylhet are experiencing their usual gas crisis at the end of the month, leading to the temporary closure of many pumps. At those that remain open, long queues of vehicles waiting to refuel are frequent, causing headaches for CNG filling station owners, drivers, and...

Govt considers resume industrial gas connections

The interim government is expected to resume providing gas connections to industries, aiming to ensure uninterrupted supply of gas to help the wheels of industrial units move, reports UNB. But there is no possibility of lifting suspension on fresh household gas connections, official sources...

Six burnt in Narayanganj gas cylinder blast

Six garment workers were injured as a gas cylinder exploded at a house at Dahargaon in Rupganj upazila of Narayanganj district early Saturday. The injured were Abul Hossain, 50, Shelly Akhter, 35, Munni Akter, 22, Jewel, 20, Ismail, 23 and Taslima, 16, reports UNB. A fire broke out after the...