Govt approves Tk24,000cr fuel, crude oil import proposals
The approval came at a meeting of the committee held at the Cabinet Division conference room in the Secretariat, with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.
The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase today (6 January) approved several proposals for the import of fuel and crude oil.
The approval came at a meeting of the committee held at the Cabinet Division conference room in the Secretariat, with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.
Under government-to-government arrangements, the committee approved the import of refined fuel oil from seven companies in different countries at an estimated cost of Tk10,826.11 crore for the January-June period of 2026.
The suppliers include PetroChina and UNIPEC of China, ENOC of the United Arab Emirates, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) of India, OQT of Thailand, PTLCL of Malaysia, and BSP of Indonesia.
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The committee also approved proposals to import 700,000 tonnes of Murban-grade crude oil from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company at an estimated cost of Tk5,542.86 crore, and 800,000 tonnes of Arabian Light crude oil from Saudi Aramco at a cost of Tk6,320.22 crore.
In addition, it approved the import of 180,000 tonnes of diesel through the India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline from Numaligarh Refinery Limited, with an estimated cost of Tk1,461.76 crore.
All the proposals were placed by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division.
