Amid global oil supply disruptions due to the ongoing West Asia war, India has started delivering around 5,000 metric tonnes of diesel to Bangladesh through a pipeline from the Numaligarh Refinery in Assam, according to official sources.
India Begins Diesel Supply to Bangladesh Amid Fuel Shortage
The diesel is pumped through the Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline to Bangladesh’s Parbatipur depot in the Dinajpur district. Pumping began on Monday at about 3:20 pm, and the shipment is expected to reach storage tanks by Wednesday evening.
Officials from the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) said, as reported by Bangladeshi media, that the fuel is being supplied to help tackle growing concerns over fuel availability. The war in West Asia is disrupting global energy markets and shipping routes.
Bangladesh Seeks Fuel Support During Energy Concerns
The shipment is transported from the Numaligarh Refinery through the 131-km Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline. This pipeline connects the Siliguri marketing terminal in India with the Parbatipur depot in northern Bangladesh.
BPC officials indicated that it takes about 44 hours to transport roughly 5,000 tonnes of diesel through the pipeline. Pumping occurs at a rate of around 113 tonnes per hour.
This latest supply also comes as Dhaka is facing an increasing energy crunch due to disruptions in oil flows. Officials noted that the 5,000-tonne shipment is part of a longer-term agreement under which India will supply diesel to Bangladesh through the pipeline. According to the agreement, up to 180,000 tonnes of diesel are expected to be supplied annually. Discussions are also in progress for more shipments in the coming months to stabilize fuel stocks.
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