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Natural gas in Bangladesh

The presence of Natural Gas in Bangladesh has been established through exploration by
Bangladeshs public energy company, Petrobangla, and more recently international oil and gas
companies (IOCs) have established the existence of a significant energy source.

Contents

1 Estimated reserves

2 The domestic natural gas industry

3 References

4 External links

Estimated reserves
In recent years, several trillion cubic feet (TCF) of natural gas have been added to the confirmed
10.5 TCF known as of 1996. Due to the fact that there has been comparatively little exploration
to date, estimates of the total extractable natural gas resource in Bangladesh are uncertain and
vary widely. An estimate of 20 TCF is gaining acceptance among experts, but some argue that
experiences in comparable basins elsewhere in the world suggest that the ultimate recoverable
resource could be as high as 50 TCF or even 100 TCF.
At the current rate of natural gas use in Bangladesh (1000 mmcfd), the current estimated proven
reserves would last 45 years. Even if the present rate of use increases at 10 per cent per year,
these reserves would last about 17 years. A reserve-production Reserves-to-production ratio of
17 is higher than that for most industrial countries heavily dependent on natural gas, examples
being Norway, Canada, U.S., and U.K. Here only the R/P ratio of gas is being considered for
comparison. Relative to Bangladesh, these industrial countries have more diverse indigenous
energy sources such as coal, oil and nuclear. The U.S. still uses coal to produce more than half its
electricity.
There are huge resources of gas in Bangladesh. Places where gas is commercially refines
include: Titas, Habiganj, Bakhrabad, Narshingdi, Meghna, Sylhet, Kailashtilla, Rashidpur,
Beanibazar, Fenchuganj and Salda Nadi.
In 2001, Petrobangla Director Major Raihanul Abedin initiated the national plan to decrease the
use of using liquid fuels, by introducing natural gas conversion. He thought if cars could be
converted to use cooking gas instead of rather harmful fuels, the carbon emission would decrease

exponentially. He was given the permission by the Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to carry out his
plans.[1][2] As a result, Asian Development Bank funded his scheme and today more than 80% of
Bangladeshi vehicles are run on gas which has lessened pollution significantly.[3]

The domestic natural gas industry


Petrobangla (Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation), a 100 per cent state owned
corporation, has the primary responsibility for the natural gas industry in Bangladesh.
Petrobangla is under the direction of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources; it comprises
several groups of companies:

An exploration company Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration Company

Production companies Bangladesh Gas Fields Company and Sylhet Gas Fields
Company

Transmission and distribution companies;


o Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company
o Bakhrabad Gas System
o Jalalabad Gas Transmission and Distribution System
o Western Zone Gas Supply Co. (Poschim Anchal Gas Bitaran Company,
WESGAS, a new company for distribution of gas in the western part of
Bangladesh)

A compressed natural gas company Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company

Leading Private Companies Involved in Natural Gas Industry

Libra Enterprise (www.libraenterprise.com)

Gasmin Limited

Foundry Limited

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