B Mirror Report:  The government is set to purchase three additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes from the spot market by mid-June amid ongoing global supply disruptions and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

State-owned Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has floated tenders for the cargoes, which are scheduled for delivery during the June 8–9, June 9–10, and June 14–15 windows, according to officials.

Each LNG cargo is expected to carry around 3.36 million MMBtu. The shipments will be delivered to Moheshkhali Island and may be discharged at either of the country’s two floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) located there.

RPGCL, a subsidiary of Petrobangla, manages LNG imports for Bangladesh. If the tenders are successful, total spot LNG purchases in 2026 will rise to 22 cargoes, with 20 of them procured after the escalation of the Middle East conflict.

The official noted that several long-term suppliers from Qatar and Oman have suspended deliveries citing force majeure, prompting Bangladesh to increase reliance on the spot market.

So far, the country imported 49 spot LNG cargoes in 2025, according to RPGCL data. Earlier, three cargoes for late May delivery were awarded to BP Singapore, BGN International, and Aramco Trading Singapore at prices ranging from $16.83 to $16.90 per MMBtu.

Since LNG imports began in 2018, Bangladesh has brought in around 36.43 million tonnes of LNG through 588 cargoes as of March 2026.

Current data from Petrobangla shows the country’s total natural gas supply stands at around 2.75 billion cubic feet per day, including 1.071 billion cubic feet per day of regasified LNG.