The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

National Committee for Protection of the Oil-Gas, Power-Port said yesterday the Caretaker Government bowed down to the US pressure on protection of interest of Chevron ignoring the country's interest.

On behalf of the committee, its Convenor Engineer Sheikh Mohammad Shahidullah and Member Secretary Prof Anu Mohammad, at a joint statement, said that the Government like the past corrupt governments did not take any initiative for collection of its due Tk 9 thousand crore from Chevron as compensation for Magurchara exploration.

They also said that the Government did also not take any action against the Niko yet and added that about 5 lakh cubic feet gas is being wasted in the Titas gas field everyday.

Cairn Energy now demanded to increase the gas prices and said if the gas prices was not enhanced, it could not work anymore, they added.

On the demands, the committee demanded of the government to manage the companies to leave the gas blocks of the country immediately.

It also demanded immediate expulsion of Asia Energy and trial of allegedly corrupt Niko.

Energy Ministry should not preserve interest of Chevron, Niko and Cairn Energy Companies destroying the country's energy resources, they added.