Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission has formally pressed charges against detained former premier Khaleda Zia for allegedly contracting out several gas fields to a Canadian oil company in exchange for kickbacks.
Current operations on Cambay include completing the planning for the drilling programme and construction of the three well sites for the first phase of drilling, now likely to commence in late June.
Media reports said junior energy minister A K M Mosharraf Hossain had accepted a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser Cygnus from Niko Resources in return for delaying a multimillion dollar compensation claim.
The company will invest $747 mn to increase production from D1, D3 and MA fields.
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has refuted the allegation in the Supreme Court that it is deliberately reducing production of gas in KG basin in anticipation of a higher gas price and said it has taken all steps for arbitration proceedings with Centre to sort out all disputes.