Bangladesh, Sept. 29 -- A delayed move to hire a consultant has pushed back the process for selecting a qualified bidder for the country's maiden land-based LNG (liquefied natural gas) terminal project at Matarbari in Maheshkhali of Cox's Bazar, energy industry sources say.

According to sources, the government in January last year invited bids seeking Expression of Interest (EoI) from international companies to build a LNG terminal with floating storage and re-gasification and storage unit (FSRU) capacity of 7.5 million metric tonnes per annum (MTA).

As per the project proposal, a private sector sponsor will set up the LNG terminal on Build-Own-Operate (BOO) basis once it is selected by the developer - Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company ...