Adopting LNG, biofuels stressed as alternatives
Academicians and other speakers on Tuesday at a discussion emphasised adopting Liquefied Natural Gas and biofuel to curb greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime vessels...
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Ctg鈥揇haka pipeline starts fuel supply
The Chattogram-Dhaka pipeline started supplying fuel on Saturday, with power, energy and mineral resources adviser Muhammad Faozul Kabir Khan inaugurating the facility on the day...
Ctg-Dhaka fuel supply thru pipeline begins Saturday
The country is set to formally launch its first-ever underground pipeline-based fuel transportation facility from Chattogram to Dhaka on Saturday...
BPC asked to curb adulterated fuel oils
The Energy Division has decided to launch a crackdown on adulterated fuels oils in the wake of complaints of bad performances and growing maintenance cost of automobiles, its officials said...
BP makes largest oil, gas discovery in 25yrs off Brazil
Britain鈥檚 BP announced Monday it made its biggest oil and gas discovery in 25 years off the coast of Brazil, as it shifts back to its fossil fuel business...
Dhaka-Ctg fuel pipeline to open in Aug: BPC
The first ever petroleum pipeline from southeastern port city of Chattogram to capital Dhaka is set to be operational from mid-August, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) officials said in Dhaka on Thursday...
22 killed in Angola fuel hike unrest since Monday
Unrest in Angola following protests against a fuel price hike has killed 22 people since Monday, the interior minister said, as calm returned to the capital...
Delhi bans fuel for old cars in anti-pollution bid
India鈥檚 capital banned fuel sales to ageing vehicles on Tuesday聽as authorities try to tackle the sprawling megacity鈥檚 hazardous air pollution...
Govt to keep fuel prices unchanged in July
Bangladesh interim government has decided to keep fuel prices unchanged at the consumer level in July, based on the revised pricing formula and guidelines.
Bangladesh trapped into fossil fuel use
After two decades from today Bangladesh will still continue to substantially depend on fossil fuels for energy, with nearly 10,000 MW of the installed power generation capacity in 2045 directly relying on gas, coal, and liquid oil.
Govt to import refined oils for July-Dec for Tk 10,006 crore
The advisory council commitee on government purchase in a meeting on Wednesday approved procurement of refined petroleum fuel oil from six countries at a cost of Tk聽10,006.63 crore...
No plan to raise fuel prices for now: adviser
Despite a slight rise in global oil prices amid the Middle East tensions, the government has no plan to raise fuel prices in the domestic market for now, said energy affairs adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan...
N Ireland police slam 鈥榟ate-fuelled mob rule鈥� after more unrest
Police in Northern Ireland on Wednesday condemned 鈥榙isgraceful鈥� scenes of violence on a town鈥檚 streets after a second night of rioting targeting foreigners in which 17 officers were injured...
Holidays not to affect economy: Salehuddin
The advisory council on government purchase on Wednesday approved a proposal to procure 12.75 lakh tonnes of petroleum fuel oil at a cost of $740 million in the July-December period of 2025...
Public transport fare reduction demanded as fuel prices drop
Rights body Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh has demanded reduction in public transport fares as fuel oil prices have dropped...
World energy methane emissions near record high in 2024: IEA
Record fossil fuel production kept planet-heating methane emissions near historic highs last year, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday, warning of a surge in massive leaks from oil and gas facilities...
19 killed in Pakistan fuel tanker blast
The death toll from an oil tanker blast in southwest Pakistan jumped to 19, officials said Monday, a week after the incident...
Some power plants guzzle 90pc more fuel than peers聽
Some power plants consume more fuel than others for generating the same amount of electricity, indicating an overall power management failure in stopping leakage of Bangladesh鈥檚 scanty supplies of imported fuels.
BP profit plunges by 70pc
Britain鈥檚 BP said on Tuesday net profit plunged in the first quarter as the struggling energy giant undergoes a major overhaul back to its fossil fuel business...
ADB investments lock Bangladesh in costly fossil fuels: analysis
About 83 per cent of the investments by the Asian Development Bank in electricity generation since 1973 has gone into building fossil fuel-based power plants in Bangladesh, revealed an analysis of ADB data.
Petroleum fuel prices to remain unchanged in April
Prices of the petroleum fuels will remain unchanged for the month of April...
CNG stations to remain close from 2:30pm to 7:00pm
The government on Wednesday said that the compressed natural gas refueling stations in the capital would remain close from 2:30pm to 7:00pm during the Ramadan...
Solving cooking fuel crisis
FOR decades, Bangladesh has relied on unclean cooking fuels, including wood, charcoal, dung, agricultural residues, and coal. The combustion of these fuels releases harmful smoke, contributing to severe cardiovascular and...
Richest countries put more mony in fossil fuel: report
The richest nations, including the G-7 countries, are increasingly investing in fossil fuel projects in developing countries like Bangladesh, obstructing global carbon emission reduction targets, said a report released by US-based Global Energy Monitor on Tuesday.
Fuel strike in Rangpur, Rajshahi withdrawn
Fuel strike in Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions enforced by the Bangladesh Petroleum, Dealers, Distributors, Agents and Petrol Pump Owners鈥� Association has been withdrawn after a fruitful meeting with the adviser to the Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry.
Govt increases fuel prices by Tk 1 per litre from Feb 1
Bangladesh interim government has increased the prices of all four types of petroleum fuel by Tk 1 per litre, effective February 1, according to a gazette notification from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division.
TI Bangladesh urges renewable energy-based national plan
Transparency International Bangladesh on Sunday urged a new national energy plan prioritising renewable energy and eliminating the influence of fossil fuel lobbies...
28 killed in shelling of Khartoum fuel station
A Sudanese network of volunteer rescuers said that 28 civilians were killed Sunday when a fuel station in an area of Khartoum under paramilitary control came under shelling...
The hypocrisies of COP29
COP29 was always going to be memorable, for no other reason than the hosting country, Azerbaijan, is a petrostate indifferent to the issue of emissions and scornful of ecological preachers. It has seen its natural gas supply grow by 128 per cent between 2000 and 2021. Between 2006 and 2021, gas exports rose by a monumental 29,290 per cent. A dizzying...
Fossil fuel lobbyists overwhelm COP29
At least 1,773 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the COP29 climate negotiations, according to an analysis...