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Bangladesh discovers 53b cubic feet of natural gas in Sylhet’s Kailashtila-2 well
The government expects an additional supply of 7 million cubic feet gas per day from the well
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Bangladesh has made a new discovery of a natural gas field with a reserve of 53 billion cubic feet.
The government expects an additional supply of 7 million cubic feet of gas per day from the Kailashtila-2 well operated by Sylhet Gas Fields Limited.
The gas from the well will save the country Tk 36 billion a day, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said in a post on X on Tuesday.
“Exciting news from Sylhet Gas Fields Limited! Kailashtila-2 well has struck gas in the Deeper Horizon,” he wrote.
“This means 7 million (70 lakh) cubic feet of gas per day for the national grid, valued at Tk 36 billion (3600 crore), plus 70 barrels of condensate daily. A significant boost for the energy sector!”