Dhaka, May 19 -- The government is considering importing one more spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo in early July to meet the country's natural gas demand during the upcoming monsoon.

State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) aims to purchase the spot LNG cargo for delivery within the July 2-3 window, a senior RPGCL official told The Financial Express on Monday.

The volume of the spot LNG cargo is around 3.36 million British thermal units (MMBtu).

The successful bidder will deliver the LNG cargo at Moheshkhali Island in the Bay of Bengal, with options to discharge the cargo at either of the country's two floating storage and regasification units located on Moheshkhali Island.

If this tender is successful, the countr...