Tokyo Gas gets Bangladesh LNG terminal feasibility study contract

Integrated Design & Engineering Holdings Co

27/07/2017 11:02

TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - Tokyo Gas Co  9531.T  said on 
Thursday its wholly owned unit Tokyo Gas Engineering Solutions 
Corp has got an order to conduct a feasibility engineering study 
at an onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in 
Bangladesh. 
    The order that was jointly won with engineering consultant 
Nippon Koei Co  1954.T  was awarded by state-run Bangladesh Oil, 
Gas & Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla), Tokyo Gas said in a 
statement. 
    Bangladesh plans to start importing LNG next year, and its 
demand for gas is expected to accelerate in the coming years. 
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    Petrobangla has signed preliminary deals for two more LNG 
terminals and a memorandum of understanding with Swiss commodity 
merchant AOT Energy for help lining up supplies.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL3N1JW2Q0 
 
 (Reporting by Osamu Tsukimori; Editing by Vyas Mohan) 
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