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Eastern Refinery Public Limited Company

Autonomous

Incorporated 1963; began operations 1968. Parent: Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC). Mandate: refine crude oil; supplies approximately 40% of Bangladesh petroleum products demand; maintains stability in the POL market. Located at North Patenga, Chittagong. MD: Md. Sharif Hasnat (per search result). Proposed Tk 35,465 crore modernization/expansion project underway.

Indicators

Series Role Latest As of Source
bpc_crude_oil_imports_mt responsible 1,550,760.66 2023-06-30 Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) Annual Report

Tracked, awaiting data (2): autonomous_cost_recovery_rate_pct, autonomous_research_output_index

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New oil refinery to be built in Bangladesh after 58 years ↗ 2026-09-04
Fiscal Monetary Mention: ERL (4x) · By Staff Correspondent
Petrol is produced locally—so why is there a shortage? ↗ 2026-04-06

Prothom Alo explainer

Energy Power Mention: ERL (4x) · By Mohiuddin
More diesel shipments arriving ↗ 2026-04-02
Energy Power Mention: ERL (4x) · By Mohiuddin
Concern grows over diesel supply ↗ 2026-03-31

Fuel crisis

Energy Power Mention: ERL (4x) · By Mohiuddin
How much fuel is in stock, and how justified is panic buying? ↗ 2026-03-08
Energy Power Mention: ERL (6x) · By Staff Correspondent
Bashundhara Group got special privilege 2 months before fall of govt ↗ 2024-10-03

Fuel oil

Energy Power Mention: ERL (1x) · By Mohiuddin