Bangladesh Hydrocarbon Unit

The Bangladesh Hydrocarbon Unit is a government agency in the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources responsible for providing the government of Bangladesh technical recommendation on the extraction of hydrocarbon resources and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1][2][3] It carries out research on the gas and petroleum reserves of Bangladesh.[4]

Bangladesh Hydrocarbon Unit
হাইড্রো কার্বন ইউনিট
Formation1999
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Websitewww.hcu.org.bd

History

The Bangladesh Hydrocarbon Unit traces its origin to a project called Strengthening of the Hydrocarbon Unit in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in July 1999. The project was financed by the government of Norway. The unit signed an agreement with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy for technical assistance. The project ended in December 2005. From April 2006 the government of Bangladesh started the second phrase of the project. The second phrase was financed by a Norwegian Government grant and it was administered by the Asian Development Bank. The government made the project a permanent bureau of the ministry on 28 May 2008.[1][5] It was awarded by Asian Development Bank as one of the performing projects.[6]

References
  1. "Hydrocarbon Unit, Energy and Mineral Resources Division". hcu.org.bd. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  2. "Consultant considered, 'poor record' ignored". The Daily Star. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  3. Huq, Nusrat Sharmin. "Energising the engine of growth". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  4. "How long will gas last in Bangladesh ?". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. "Economy upbeat: ICCB". The Daily Star. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. "ADB awards best performing projects". The Daily Star. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2017.


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