They said the Energy and Mineral Resources Division and state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) will import the bulk petroleum. Of the total fuel, the BPC will buy 1.19 million tons of oil (diesel) while 100,000 tons of Jet A-1,30,000 tons of petrol and 100,000 tons of furnace oil. As per the proposal, the state-owned corporation will import 90,000 tons of diesel, 40,000 tons of furnace oil and 15,000 tons of petrol from BSP Zapin of Indonesia while 1.10 lakh tons of diesel, 10,000 tons of Jet A-1 and 20,000 tons of furnace oil from PTLCL of Malaysia, some 90,000 tons of diesel and 20,000 tons of furnace oil from ENOC of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and some 60,000 tons of diesel and 20,000 tons of furnace oil from Thailand's state-owned PTTT. Of this, some 90,000 tons of diesel will be coming from China's Petrochina and 150,000 tons of diesel from Unipec. Some 51,000 tons of diesel and 90,000 tons of Jet A-1 will be imported from Kuwait's state-owned KPC and some 90,000 tons of diesel and 15,000 tons of petrol from Philippines' state-owned PITC.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 27, 2019 16:18 UTC