Gas supply
Abandoned well at Beanibazar resumes gas supply to national grid
An additional 8 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcf/d) to the National Grid has resumed from the previously abandoned well no 1 of Sylhet's Beanibazar gas field.
The gas lifted from the well began to be supplied to the national grid on Monday (November 28) evening nearly after five years, said Abdul Jalil Pramanik, general manager (Administration) of Sylhet Gas Field Limited (SGFL).
He said that the supply of gas was supposed to start from Monday morning. However, on the advice of experts, we flowed out gas throughout the day and started to supply to the national grid from 6 pm, he added.
Abdul Jalil said, “We completed all the experimental work on Sunday (yesterday).
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After the gas pressure test (testing) work, all the technical preparations had also been completed for the gas supply, he added.
The Beanibazar gas field is under Sylhet Gas Field Limited (SGFL). About 7 million cubic feet of gas per day is being supplied to the national transmission line from well number 2 of this gas field.
According to SGFL sources, there are two wells in Beanibazar under Sylhet Gas Field. Production from well no 1 started in 1999 and was closed in 2014.
Production resumed in well no 1 at the beginning of 2016 and was stopped again at the end of the same year. From then the well remained abandoned.
Managing Director (MD) of SGFL Md Mizanur Rahman said this well has more than 70 billion cubic feet of gas stored at a depth of 3,254 meters currently. After the gas pressure test, it was found that the well is capable of supplying 10 to 12 million cubic feet of gas per day.
However, eight million cubic feet of gas will be supplied per day considering various technical aspects. It is expected to provide 125 to 130 barrels of condensate gas per day as a by-product.
The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has asked to finish the ancillary work quickly after getting gas in well number 1 of Beanibazar gas field and supplying it to the national transmission line, he added.
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Besides, the three-dimensional seismic survey is going on in different areas of Beanibazar. There is a possibility of getting a new gas field from that survey, said SGFL MD.
By the year 2025, all the companies in the country have taken a plan to increase 618 million gas by digging (work over) about 46 wells, he added.
At present there are five gas fields under SGFL--Haripur gas field, Rashidpur gas field, Chhatak gas field, Kailashtila gas field and Beanibazar gas field. Among these, Chhatak gas field is abandoned while the remaining 12 wells are currently producing 91 million cubic feet of gas per day.
Weeklong gas supply disruption for some Dhaka areas, Narayanganj and Munshiganj from tomorrow
Consumers in the southern part of Dhaka city and adjoining areas, and Narayanganj and Munshiganj may experience disruption or low pressure in gas supply for a week – from tomorrow (November 6, 2022) to November 12 – due to technical work in the gas transmission line.
According to a statement from Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, the areas where consumers may face gas supply disruption include some areas in the southern part of Dhaka city, Zinjira, Keraniganj, Meghnaghat, Sonargaon, Haripur, Narayanganj and Munshiganj.
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Gas Transmission Company Limited (GTCL) will conduct “intelligent pigging” activities in its 60km long Bakhrabad-Shiddhirganj 30-inch-diameter transmission line during the period, said Titas Gas.
Sugar prices to be stable soon, says Commerce Minister
Sugar production will rise and prices come down soon as necessary measures, including increasing gas supply, have been taken, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday.
Sugar production has decreased slightly due to low pressure in gas supply, said the minister at a meeting of the taskforce on reviewing commodity prices and market condition at the Secretariat.
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“However, there is sufficient sugar in our stock,” he added.
The government has taken all kinds of steps to keep the supply of essential commodities stable, Tipu said, adding there no risk of commodity crisis currently in the country.
“Five crore low-income people of the country are being provided with oil, lentils, and sugar every month at affordable prices through one crore cards at the instruction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said the minister adding, a large number of the people of the country are benefiting from this.
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Strict monitoring is continuing to keep the supply, stock and prices of the country's daily necessities stable, he added.
Gas supply to remain suspended in some Dhaka areas including Gulshan, Banani for 11 hours
Gas supply will remain suspended in parts of Dhaka for 11 hours -- from 2pm on Saturday to 1am on Sunday -- for emergency repair works.
According to Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, the areas where gas supply to all categories of customers will be suspended include Tejgaon, Mohakhali, Gulshan, Banani, Natunbazar and Badda Khil Barirtech.
Consumers in areas in the vicinity may experience low pressure in gas supply during the period, Titas said in a press release.
Parts of Dhaka to face 24-hour gas supply disruption Thursday
Gas supplies will remain suspended in different parts of the capital for 24 hours – from 8am to 8pm – Thursday due to an emergency shutdown of the system.
The areas that will see the 24-hour supply shutdown include Evercare Hospital, North South University and the US Embassy in the Bashundhara area, according to Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company.
The consumers in Uttara residential area may experience low pressure in their gas supplies as well, the distribution company said.
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Gas supply to remain suspended in B'baria for 3 days
Gas supply will remain suspended in Sadar and Sarail upazilas of Brahmanbaria for three days till 6am on Wednesday.
Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Limited authorities have decided to suspend gas supply due to transfer work of a gas pipe line under the Four Lane Highway Upgradation Project from Ashuganj Land Port to Akhaura Land Port, said MD Akhtaruzzaman, Deputy General Manager of the head office of the Gas Distribution Company.
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Gas pipe line transfer work will be conducted on the four-lane road from 6 am on Sunday to 6 am on Wednesday, he added.
The residents were informed about the gas supply suspension through announcement in different areas udner the two upazilas.
Gas supply to remain off in Gazipur, adjoining areas Friday
Gas supply will remain suspended for 24 hours from 9 am on Friday in different areas of Gazipur and adjoining areas due to emergency works in gas pipelines.
According to a press release of the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, the gas supply will remain off from 9 am on Friday to 9 am on Saturday in different areas from Dhanua TBS to Rejendrapur Intersection.
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During the period, consumers in adjoining areas may experience low pressure problem, said the Titas Gas.
The Titas Gas Company regrets for the inconvenience of its customers for this emergency shutdown in gas supply.
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Gas supply to national grid from Kailashtila’s well-7 begins
Gas supply to the national grid from newly-discovered well-7 of Kailashtila gas field in Golapganj upazila of Sylhet began on Saturday.
Senior Secretary to the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Mahbub Hossain inaugurated the gas supply at 11 am.
Everyday 19 MMCFD (Million standard cubic feet per day) gas will be added to national grid from this well, said engineer Abdul Jalil Pramanik, Managing Director (Operation) of Sylhet Gas field.
On May 7 experimental gas supply from the well began and following its success the official supply started from Saturday, he said.
In 2016 gas supply from well-7 of Kailashtila gas field was suspended.
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From February this year, state owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) started work over operation in the well which ended last month.
According to Sylhet Gas Field, from two of the seven wells of the field 29 MMCFD gas was being added to the national grid. A total of 48 MMCFD gas will be now added to the national grid from this field with the 19 MMCFD from Well-7.
Md Mizanur Rahman, Managing Director of Sylhet gas field, said they were expecting to get 10-12 MMCFD gas from Well-7 it exceeded the expectation.
“Apart from that as by product we will get 250 barrel of condensate from which fuel oil worth Tk 22 lakh can be produced,” he said.
He said, “According to Radiant Project Services Ltd there is 758 billion cubic square feet gas in this level. The estimated cost of which will be Tk 65,000 crore.”
The country’s total supply now stands at 2950 MMCFD against a demand for over 3600 MMCFD.
Gas supply resumes in Dhaka, adjoining areas
Gas supply has resumed in different areas in Dhaka city and adjoining areas from Thursday afternoon, said a Titas Gas announcement.
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited suspended the gas supply at 10 pm on May 3 (Eid Day) for a period of 48 hours in different areas including Amin Bazar, Hemayetpur, Savar EPZ, Ashulia, Manikganj, Dhamrai due to a maintenance work.
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It also said that some areas of Dhaka city may experience low pressure in gas supply during the same period which include Gabtoli, Mazar Road, Kalyanpur, Shymoli, Mirpur, Mohammadpur, and Dhanmondi.
Meanwhile, the Gas Transmission Company of Bangladesh (GTCL) in a public notice had also informed that it will suspend gas supply to two high-pressure pipelines for maintenance and replacement works for 48 hours from 10 pm on May 3.
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The high-pressure gas pipelines are Dhanua-Savar 20-inch dia gas transmission line and 30-inch dia gas transmission line from Bangabandhu Bridge’s Eastern end to western end.
No gas for 48 hours in Bogura from Eid night
There will be no gas supply in Bogura for up to 48 hours, from 10pm on Eid day.
Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL) has decided to suspend gas supply in Bogura district for repair work of Petrobangla's GTCL on the east side of Bangabandhu Bridge, confirmed PGCL Bogura Regional Office Deputy General Manager (DGM) Engineer Debdeep Barua on Monday.
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Debdeep Barua said gas supply to residential, commercial factories and CNG stations will be suspended for the next 48 hours from 10pm on Eid day.
PGCL has at least 30,000 residential and commercial customers in Bogura.
Debdeep said this decision will increase the suffering of the people during Eid as the pressure will be less in all areas in the district.
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Besides, there is a lot of work and traffic on the road on other days, he added. “With all this in mind, the next 48 hours from Eid night have been selected to suspend the gas supply for the work.”