Bangladesh received some relief from its severe gas shortage after a damaged floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at Moheshkhali resumed operations, following a recent two-week shutdown.
The FSRU restarted on August 6 after one of its two boilers was repaired. It initially began regasifying around 115 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) of LNG, according to Petrobangla.
With the restart, combined LNG regasification from Bangladesh’s two FSRUs rose to around 620 MMCFD, from 490 MMCFD the previous day.
Output from the repaired FSRU is expected to exceed 250 MMCFD, while total regasification could reach around 800 MMCFD after another LNG cargo is transferred to the terminal.
Petrobangla officials said full-scale operation could take another week. Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud said gas supply across the country could return to normal within two to three days as transmission pressure gradually improves.
The FSRU was forced to shut down on July 21 following an accident, cutting gas supplies to industries, power plants and households and contributing to widespread load-shedding.
