Dhaka approves Gazprom’s onshore gas drilling plan

摘要

Dhaka—Bangladesh has approved a plan by Russian gas major Gazprom to drill 10 onshore wells in the country, Petrobangla Chairman Hussain Monsur said December 21. The country’s Cabinet Committee on Government Purchases December 20 approved the awarding of the drilling contracts to the company, he said. “We will sit with Gazprom officials shortly to finalize negotiations before inking a deal over the drilling program,” Monsur added.