Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Gazprom, the oil giant of Russian Federation, has signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with Petrobangla and Bapex on Tuesday.

Under the MoUs, both Bangladesh's state- owned companies and Gazprom will do some strategic programme in future and drill three wells in the country.

"We signed a strategic MoU with Gazprom, under which the world giant will explore oil and gas in onshore and offshore areas of the country. It (Gazprom) will drill three gas wells on Bhola island and do their development and exploration jobs," Energy Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr Tawfiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury, Birbikram, told media on Tuesday.

He said a separate pipeline construction job also includes in the package.

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