Petrobangla
Encyclopedia
Petrobangla is a government-owned national oil company
of Bangladesh
. It explores, produces, transports and sells oil
, natural gas
and other mineral resources. It also concludes production sharing agreements with international oil companies for exploration and development of oil and gas resources in Bangladesh.
National Oil Company
A national oil company is an oil company fully or in the majority owned by a national government. According to the United States Energy Information Administration, NOCs accounted for 52% global oil production and controlled 88% of proven oil reserves in 2007.Due to their increasing dominance over...
of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
. It explores, produces, transports and sells oil
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...
, natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
and other mineral resources. It also concludes production sharing agreements with international oil companies for exploration and development of oil and gas resources in Bangladesh.
Sources
- http://www.banglapedia.org/httpdocs/HT/P_0152.HTM
- http://www.energysector-bpi.org.bd/petrobangla/Petrobangla1.htm
- http://www.emrd.gov.bd/petrobangla.html
- http://www.bangladeshdir.com/webs/catalog/petrobangla.html
- http://www.energybangla.com/index.php?mod=article&cat=SomethingtoSay&article=2247
- http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/product-compint-0000951780-page.html
- http://www.energy-pedia.com/article.aspx?articleid=144310