Bangladesh has sought Malaysia’s assistance to ease the country’s ongoing gas crisis following the shutdown of a floating LNG terminal in Moheshkhali.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman wrote to Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and spoke with him by phone, seeking both immediate and long-term cooperation in addressing the gas supply shortage.
Anwar assured Bangladesh that Malaysia would explore possible avenues of support, Amit said.
The crisis began after a technical failure at an Excelerate Energy-operated FSRU off Moheshkhali disrupted around 500–600 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) of regasification capacity, affecting households, industries, power plants and CNG stations.
Amit said Excelerate officials and local and international experts are working to restore the facility.
The government expects the FSRU to resume supplying 280–300 MMCFD early next week, with full restoration targeted by the end of the following week.
