The delivery windows are May 2-3, May 7-8, and May 8-9, according to a tender document.
RPGCL issued the tender to the 24 organizations that have signed the MSPA (master sale and purchase agreement) with Petrobangla for LNG supply on a spot basis.
The tender was issued on Wednesday, and it closes on April 4.
Including this tender, RPGCL issued five tenders for a total of 12 spot LNG cargoes after QatarEnergy declared force majeure to its LNG buyers on March 4.
According to local media reports, nine of the cargoes have already been awarded with the highest price per cargo reaching $28.28 per mmBtu.
Qatar is the main LNG supplier to Bangladesh via long-term LNG deals.
Oman’s state-owned firm OQ recently released a short statement following reports that its unit declared force majeure on LNG shipments to Bangladesh’s Petrobangla.
RPGCL recently also issued an invitation to enlist additional spot LNG suppliers on behalf of the Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources.
The interested LNG suppliers may be a single company or a joint venture (JV) of
more than one firm, or a consortium.
The deadline for submissions is April 9.
Bangladesh currently imports LNG via two FSRU-based facilities, both of which feature Excelerate Energy’s FSRUs.
The 138,000-cbm FSRU Excellence serves Bangladesh’s first LNG import facility, Moheshkhali Floating LNG or MLNG, operated by Petrobangla.
Excelerate’s 138,000-cbm FSRU Summit LNG serves as the second LNG import facility operated by Summit.