Dhaka: An additional 8 mmcfd gas will now be supplied to the national grid daily from the newly discovered Rashidpur Gas Field located in Bahubal upazila. The Director of Operations at Petrobangla formally inaugurated the gas supply from this field to the national grid during an event attended by the Managing Director of Sylhet Gas Field, Eng. Abdul Jalil Pramanik, and BAPEX Managing Director, Md. Fazlul Haque.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Deputy General Manager of Rashidpur Gas Field, Sumon Bikash Das, announced that this additional 8 mmcfd gas would be sourced from a newly discovered layer of the gas field. Currently, the gas field supplies an average of 62 mmcfd of gas to the national grid from seven out of its eleven wells.
BAPEX initiated exploration activities in the well on July 12, with BAPEX and Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL) jointly completing renovation work at a cost of Tk.73 crore. The renovation efforts led to the discovery of gas in a new layer on September 5.
An official from Rashidpur gas field mentioned that approximately 8 million cubic feet of gas could be supplied daily to the national grid from this new layer. It is estimated that around 25.55 billion cubic feet of gas could be extracted from the new well over the next decade.
Petrobangla sources revealed that along with the gas, condensate will also be available as a by-product from the gas field.