INDIA-BANGLADESH PETROLEUM PIPELINE JOINT FEASIBILITY STUDY BEGINS

লিখেছেন লিখেছেন ইগলের চোখ ১৮ জুন, ২০১৫, ০৩:১৬:২৯ দুপুর

A joint feasibility study has begun on the construction of a 129-kilometre cross-country pipeline meant for carrying petroleum products from India's Numaligarh refinery into Bangladesh's 'master' petroleum depot officials. However, pending installation of the pipeline, Bangladesh would start importing 0.05 per cent-sulfur diesel soon from India through Brahmaputra River with small barges. The quantity will be 2,000 tonnes per month. The two countries have finally selected the 129-km pipeline route of which 124 km will be inside Bangladesh territory and the remaining 5 kms on the Indian side. Although most part of the pipeline would be built inside Bangladesh, the aggregate costs will be shared equally by the two countries. The BPC and the state-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) of India have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the JV firm to construct the cross-country oil pipeline. The detailed feature including requisite investment, stakes of respective countries and wheeling charge to carry petroleum products through the pipeline would be sorted out under terms and conditions of the new JV firm. The planned JV firm between the two countries would be responsible for building the pipeline and carry out its operation and maintenance. Headquarters of the firm would be in Dhaka. The pipeline will carry petroleum products from India's Numaligarh refinery into Bangladesh's 'master' petroleum depot.

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