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Oil & Gas
Projects
Internationally focused counsel for Oil & Gas Projects in Bangladesh matters—framing the governing law, commercial decision and jurisdiction-specific inputs before selecting a route.
The starting point
Questions to frame at
the outset
Early project decisions can affect the way project documents, counterparties and public-sector decision points are considered. These questions are a starting point for defining a specific issue; they are not an approvals checklist or a determination of legal status.
What is the statutory and contractual route for the proposed petroleum activity?
Map the proposed activity, counterparties and key documents before committing to a structure. The petroleum-operation definition, any relevant petroleum agreement and the public-sector interface may need early consideration.This page provides general information and does not determine a legal, regulatory or commercial outcome.
Which project documents need to be sequenced with regulatory or state-sector decision points?
Identify project-specific decision points and document dependencies, including how consent conditions and regulatory risk may be allocated in the relevant arrangements.This page provides general information and does not determine a legal, regulatory or commercial outcome.
How should participation, terminal-use or asset-transfer arrangements allocate rights, obligations and consent risk?
Scope the asset, counterparties, governing documents and regulatory interface for the proposed project-specific transaction before relying on a document sequence.This page provides general information and does not determine a legal, regulatory or commercial outcome.
Source-attributed matters
Selected TRW deal
records
The records below are source-attributed references from a Legal 500-hosted TRW profile. They are reproduced only in the limited form stated by that source and do not state a current client relationship, result or broader mandate.
GNL Quintero terminal acquisition financing
Legal 500’s TRW profile attributes this matter to Barrister Tahmidur Rahman: “Acted as international counsel to BNP Paribas and a global lender syndicate in the acquisition financing of Chile’s largest LNG regasification terminal (GNL Quintero S.A.).”Independent directory or independent profile recordLegal 500 — Tahmidur Rahman / Tahmidur Remura Wahid TRW Law FirmFPSO refinancing record
Legal 500’s TRW profile attributes this matter to Barrister Tahmidur Rahman: “Represented global financial institutions including Citibank and ING, as well as a Latin American credit facility consortium, in a US$1.035 billion senior secured bond issuance to refinance an offshore floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit in deepwater energy assets.”Independent directory or independent profile recordLegal 500 — Tahmidur Rahman / Tahmidur Remura Wahid TRW Law FirmA focused conversation
Project-specific workstreams
The following workstreams describe bounded oil-and-gas project and asset questions that may be scoped for a defined matter. They do not describe a complete regulatory pathway, a general finance offering or a result for any project.
Petroleum-agreement and state-interface mapping
Identify contractual and statutory interfaces relevant to an oil-and-gas project proposal.Project vehicle and investor-entry structuring
Scope entity, participation and investment-entry questions connected to a defined project.Asset, terminal and participation arrangements
Consider documentation for an oil-and-gas asset, terminal or participation interest.Joint governance and operating arrangements
Address decision rights, participation mechanics and contractual allocation in a project structure.Gas and LNG project-commercial contracts
Scope supply, processing, terminal-use, throughput or similar project-specific commercial arrangements.Regulatory-consent and licence decision sequencing
Identify project documents and decision points that may need to align with the applicable authority or regulator.Oil-and-gas transaction document interfaces
Address project- or asset-specific consent, security, governance or allocation provisions that interface with a defined transaction.Bangladesh context
Bangladesh project
context
Bangladesh law and regulatory interfaces provide the starting point for this page. A project may also involve cross-border counterparties, financing, assets or documentation; the relevant requirements depend on the project, activity, jurisdiction and current instruments.
Petroleum-agreement framework
The Bangladesh Petroleum Act, 1974 addresses petroleum operations and petroleum agreements. The Government has exclusive petroleum rights, and section 4 provides that a person must not undertake or carry on a petroleum operation except under a petroleum agreement.Source review requiredRegulatory and state-sector interface
BERC’s statutory remit includes energy, gas and petroleum products. EMRD, Petrobangla and BERC publish materials that may be relevant to policy, state-sector, licensing or regulatory context, depending on the project.Source review requiredPublic-sector activity signal
EMRD published a Bid Notice for Bangladesh Offshore Bidding Round 2026 dated 24 May 2026. This is public context only and does not indicate an award, eligibility, bid status, project requirement or TRW involvement.Source review requiredQuestions, not prescriptions
What may
matter.
These answers are general information. The applicable route depends on the facts, documents and current legal position.
What is a petroleum agreement in Bangladesh?
Which public institutions may be relevant to an oil-and-gas project?
Can this page tell me which project documents or consents are needed?
Begin with context
Discuss an oil and gas
project issue
For an initial discussion, contact TRW with only a high-level, non-confidential description of the project, jurisdiction and immediate decision point. Do not send petroleum agreements, bid materials, technical data, bank information, personal data, counterparty names or commercially sensitive documents through a public form.
- The Bangladesh Petroleum Act, 1974
- Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission Act, 2003
- Energy and Mineral Resources Division
- EMRD — Bid Notice for Bangladesh Offshore Bidding Round 2026
- Petrobangla — Official website
- Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission — Official website
- Bangladesh Investment Development Authority
- Legal 500 — Tahmidur Rahman / Tahmidur Remura Wahid TRW Law Firm
- TRW Law Firm — Contact
- TRW Law Firm — How to book an appointment with TRW law firm