Russia’s Gazprom, Bangladesh ink $193 million drill deal April 26, 2012 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bangladesh's state-run Petrobangla has signed a deal with Russian energy giant Gazprom to drill 10 onshore wells, AP reported. The $193 million deal was signed in Dhaka on Thursday, April 26 amid hopes that Bangladesh will be able to add up to 300 million cubic feet of gas to the national grid per day. Gazprom would have to complete the job within 20 months. Houston-based U.S. energy giant ConocoPhillips is currently exploring for gas off Bangladesh in the virtually unexplored deep waters of the Bay of Bengal. One forecast predicts that current gas reserves will run out within three years. Bangladesh has proven natural gas reserves of up to 15 trillion cubic feet.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
