Omera LPG
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Petroleum Industry |
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| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Dhaka , Bangladesh |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Products 📟 | Bottled Liquid Petroleum Gas |
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| 🌐 Website | https://omeralpg.com/ |
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Omera LPG is a Liquid Petroleum Gas[1] (LPG) brand incorporated in Bangladesh that has been developed and owned by Omera Petroleum Limited, a subsidiary of MJL Bangladesh Ltd. Omera LPG is engaged in importing, storing, bottling, and distributing LPG in residential, commercial, and industrial sectors.
History
Natural Gas dominated as the primary fuel source in the early decades of Bangladesh. The first Hydrocarbon exploration in East Bengal took place in 1911 and the first Gas reserve was discovered in 1955[2]. The use of Natural Gas in industrial sectors began in Bangladesh in 1955. In 1968, the piped Natural Gas connection was introduced to households of Bangladesh.[2]
Market Analysis conducted over clean cooking by Lightcastle Partners[3] shows that Omera is now the second-largest LPG provider in Bangladesh, responding to 20% of the market demand of Bangladesh. [3]
In response to the demand for alternative fuel and the growth of the market, Omera Petroleum Limited, a subsidiary of MJL Bangladesh Ltd., launched Omera LPG in the market on March 31, 2015.[4]
Omera LPG, in partnership with UNHCR, contributed to the project of distributing LPG cylinders among 200,000 refugee households to promote a clean and reliable energy source for cooking and heating activities. The project was also taken envisioning environmental development and improved air quality.[5]
Omera LPG has also been seen to take measurements against the Covid-19 pandemic situation by endorsing PPE to the National Central Jail of Bangladesh.[6]
Association
MJL Bangladesh Limited
MJL Bangladesh Limited, formerly known as Mobil Jamuna Lubricant Limited, is the parent organization of Omera Petroleum Limited, owning 62.49% of the shares. It is a joint venture between Jamuna Petroleum Limited, a state-owned organization, and EC Securities Limited (a subsidiary of East Coast Group). Established in 1998, MJL Bangladesh is engaged in providing lubrication solutions for mechanical performance enhancement and is known for pioneering the implementation of lubricant blending plants in Bangladesh, leaving its mark on the lubricant industry of Bangladesh.
Omera Petroleum Limited
Omera Petroleum Limited, established in 2000, is the parent organization of Omera LPG operations. Being owned by 62.49%, it is regarded as a subsidiary of MJL Bangladesh. The other major shareholders of Omera Petroleum Limited are BB Energy (Asia) Pte. Ltd, Singapore, and Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V.(FMO)[7], Netherlands. Omera Petroleum Limited oversees the operations and management of importing, storing, bottling, and distributing LPG of Omera LPG.
Omera Cylinder Limited
Omera Cylinder Limited is a manufacturer of steel LPG cylinders in Bangladesh. It is the first LPG cylinder manufacturer in Bangladesh that is operational on a global scale. Established in 2015, it has been functioning in association with Omera LPG from its inception, manufacturing cylinders for it.
Omera Gas One Limited
Omera Gas One Limited, also known as OGL, is a joint venture company between Omera Petroleum Ltd. and Saisan Co. Ltd. in Japan, established in 2016. The primary business field of OGL is importing, storing, selling, and distributing bulk LPG to residential, commercial, and industrial consumers. OGL is also facilitated with autogas infrastructure construction and management capacity; it also distributes Autogas conversion kits in Bangladesh. To enhance distribution capacity, Omera Gas One Limited has recently signed agreements with Meghna Petroleum Limited (MPL), Jamuna Oil Company Limited (JOCL), and Padma Oil Company Limited (POCL) – three oil distribution giants of Bangladesh – for further LPG access to refueling stations and more availability of Autogas for consumers.[8]
Reception and Recognition
ISO Certification
For the implementation and maintenance of the Quality Management System (QMS) and Environmental Social Management System (ESMS) to the standards, Omera has received ISO 14001:2015 certification. Omera also has received ISO 45001:2018 certification from SGS under the accreditation of the Swiss Accreditation Services SAS for keeping up occupational well-being and safety among the partners according to the ISO 45001: 2018 standard.
Membership of WLPGA
For the vast and invested supply chain Omera has in Bangladesh, along with the consumer base, Omera joined WLPGA, the authoritative voice of the global LPG industry, in April 2016 and is the first member to come from Bangladesh. Omera maintains the WLPGA guidelines and policies as per global scales and delivers the safety protocols to the Bangladesh consumer line with precision. To stand up to the WLPGA association, Omera specializes in safety throughout the supply, storage, handling, and distribution chain to meet the consumer needs.
Products and Operations
Omera distributes LPG in bottled packaging, and the consumers Omera serves are segmented into Household, Commercial, and Industrial. The cylinders that are used are manufactured by Omera Cylinders Limited, and the cylinders are colored with Omera’s iconic color combination of green, red, and often glossy grey. The green used as a color for the cylinders is fluorescent, denoting the fuel nature of the product in them.
Naturally, an Omera cylinder’s size varies from 5kg to 45kg. Among them, 12kg cylinders are mostly used for household purposes. 5kg cylinders are mostly for portable fuel solutions, and the rest are for commercial and industrial purposes. Omera also provides reticulation gas connections in households where the cylinders are connected, maintaining safe distances from the households, especially in apartments of urban areas of Bangladesh.
Autogas is also one of the ventures of Omera LPG, where LPG is available for fuel solutions for automobiles and LPG-enabled vehicles.
The scale of operations of Omera has been expanded from national to global in 2020 by Omera Cylinders Ltd. exporting cylinders in African regions.[9]
Distribution
The distribution of Omera LPG follows a process consisting of two phases: the first is bulk LPG transport, and the other is bottled LPG distribution. Mongla, for being the most capacitive storage, is the primary reception point of imported LPG, from where the LPG gets distributed in both waterways and on land.
Bottling Plants and Storage
There are four plants incorporated by Omera regarding bottling LPG in cylinders. Of them, Mongla LPG Import, Bottling, and Storage, the plant located in the Mongla Port Industrial area, is the primary hub for bottling LPG. The other plants are Ghorashal Satellite Terminal & Bottling Station: Ghorashal, Narshingdi, Bogura Satellite, and Bottling Station: Bogura, Mirsarai Satellite, and Bottling Station: Mirsarai, Chattagram. The capacity of storage in Mongla is approximated by 6,000,000 liters. The satellite stations in Ghorashal have 1,800,000 liters of capacity, and the other two have 1,400,000 liters of storage capacity each.
The Marine fleet
The "Marine fleet of Omera LPG” is the unit of water vessels of Omera Petroleum Limited engaged in distributing bulk LPG through waterways. The Marine Fleet consists of three barges. M.T Omera Princess, capacitating 300 mt LPG gas, pioneered the river-route LPG distribution channels in Bangladesh. Later, M.T Omera King and M.T Omera Glory, capacitating 350 mt LPG, join in with the previous one, enhancing the LPG distribution capacity of Omera LPG throughout Bangladesh.
Land Unit
The land unit assigned to LPG distributions consists of Trucks and Tankers. There are 35 tankers with 18 MT capacity each designated to transport LPG in bulk to the bottling stations.
The distribution of cylinders is conducted through the dealership in the trade center of every locality of Bangladesh.
References
- ↑ "Liquefied petroleum gas", Wikipedia, 2020-10-14, retrieved 2020-10-18
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gas, Natural - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Profile: LP Gas Industry". DATABD.CO. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ↑ "Omera LPG, cylinders start journey". Dhaka Tribune. 2015-04-26. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ↑ UNHCR supplies Safe Green fuel in Rohingya Camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh to improve environmental and fuel situations.
- ↑ Express, The Financial. "Azam J Chowdhury donates PPE to Bangladesh Central Jail". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ↑ "FMO (Netherlands)", Wikipedia, 2020-08-21, retrieved 2020-10-18
- ↑ Developer), Md Ashequl Morsalin Ibne Kamal(Team Leader)| Niloy Saha(Sr Web Developer)| Shohana Afroz(Web Developer)| Jobayer Hossain(Web. "Omera Gas signs deals with 3 energy giants for installing..." unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
- ↑ "Omera Cylinder goes global". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2020-10-18.
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