Natural gas field located in Brahmanbaria,Bangladesh
Titas Gas Field (Bengali : তিতাস গ্যাসক্ষেত্র ) is a natural gas field located in Brahmanbaria , Bangladesh .[ 1] It is the largest gas field in Bangladesh.[ 2] From where, around 300 million cubic feet of gas is being extracted daily.[ 3] It is a subsidiary of Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL). The geo-structure of the gas field area is dome-shaped, with an area of about 64 square kilometers.[ 4]
History
It was discovered in 1962, and commercially started gas production from April 1968.[ 5] On 20 November 1964, the gas field was established as Titus Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited .[ 6] Located in Brahmanbaria, this gas field was discovered by Pakistan Shell Oil Company .[ 4] It will be connected through a transmission pipeline to transport regasified LNG to Chittagong and Bakhrabad .[ 7]
In 2006, BGFCL first found gas seepages in the southeastern part of Titas gas field near Titas river .[ 8] In 2019, a fire incident hampered gas supply for half an hour to the national grid .[ 9]
See also
References
^ "20th Titas gas field well starts test supply" . The Daily Star . 2 November 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
^ Hassan Shetol, M.; Moklesur Rahman, M.; Sarder, Ratneshwar; Ismail Hossain, M.; Kabir Riday, F. (December 2019). "Present status of Bangladesh gas fields and future development: A review" . Journal of Natural Gas Geoscience . 4 (6): 347–354. doi :10.1016/j.jnggs.2019.10.005 . Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
^ "Gas Struck in 12th Well of Titas gas Field" . Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka . Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
^ a b প্রাকৃতিক সম্পদ . Bangladesh National Portal (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
^ "Titas gas-field's output sapping fast" . The Financial Express . 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
^ এক নজরে তিতাস গ্যাসক্ষেত্র . Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources , Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh (in Bengali). 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2019 .
^ "Bangladesh: Natural Gas Infrastructure and Efficiency Improvement" . The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank . Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
^ "Geological and Geophysical Observations to Determine the Gas Seepage Source of Titas Gas Field Region, Bangladesh" (PDF) . The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh . June 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020 .
^ "Fire at Titas Gas Field, doused after 1hr" . The Daily Bangladesh . 14 March 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020 .