Kutubdia LNG Terminal (Petronet)

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Kutubdia LNG Terminal is a proposed onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal by Petronet in Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Location

The below map shows the approximate site of the proposed terminal at Kutubdia Island, Bangladesh.

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Project Details

• Owner: Petronet LNG Limited
• Parent: Petrobangla
• Location: Kutubdia Island, Cox's Bazar District, Chittagong, Bangladesh
• Coordinates: 21.816667, 91.858333 (approximate)
• Proposed Capacity: 7.5 mtpa, 1.08 bcfd
• Status: Proposed
• Type: Import
• Start Year: 2025

Note: mtpa = million tonnes per year; bcfd = billion cubic feet per day

Background

Kutubdia Island has a natural harbour with a good draft and a natural breakwater that's ideal for setting up a LNG terminal. The proposed terminal is beside Bangladesh's proposed Matarbari LNG Terminal in Moheshkhali Island of the Cox's Bazar district of Anwara, Chittagong.

In December 2016, Bangladesh government-owned Petrobangla signed an initial agreement with India government-owned Petronet to set up an LNG regasification terminal on Kutubdia Island and a pipeline. The estimated cost is US$950 million. During Petrobangla's FY 2017-2018, a feasibility study related to the terminal's installation was completed.

The Kutubdia LNG terminal, to be set up on the build-own-operate basis, will supply gas to power plants. Kutubdia LNG includes proposals to import gas by barge and truck to off-grid customers in Bangladesh.