The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Wednesday approved the procurement of four liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes at prices ranging from $23.98 to $28.03 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) to meet the country’s energy demand.

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury presided over the CCGP meeting at the Bangladesh Secretariat. The Energy and Mineral Resources Division placed the proposals before the committee.

Three of the cargoes will be procured through the international quotation process, while the fourth will be purchased from Saudi Aramco’s trading arm under a government-to-government arrangement.

Under the international Request for Quotation (RFQ) process, the 49th LNG cargo, scheduled for delivery on September 25-26, will be procured from Aramco Trading Singapore at $27.54 per MMBtu.

The 50th cargo, scheduled for October 1-2, will be supplied by BP Singapore Pte Ltd at $28.03 per MMBtu, while the 51st cargo, scheduled for October 5-6, will be purchased from Vitol Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore, at $26.6688 per MMBtu.

The committee approved the proposals to procure the three cargoes at their respective quoted prices.

Separately, the committee approved the purchase of another LNG cargo from Aramco Trading Singapore Pte Ltd at $23.98 per MMBtu.

The additional cargo will be procured under Clause 7.2(b) of the Short Term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (LNG SPA) signed between Aramco Trading Singapore and Petrobangla under a government-to-government arrangement.

The cargo is scheduled for delivery on September 10, 2026, and will be purchased as an “Additional Quantity” under the existing agreement.

The latest approvals come as Bangladesh continues to depend heavily on imported LNG to make up for the shortfall in domestic natural gas production and maintain supplies to power plants, industries and other consumers.