Bangladesh faces natural gas crisis due to supply crisis from Bibiyana
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Abrupt fall in gas supply from the country’s largest producing Bibiyana gas field ensued countrywide natural gas crisis affecting gas-guzzling industries, power plants, and household consumers.
Household consumers across the country have struggled in making iftar items as gas pressure fell sharply due to the gas crisis, it has been alleged.
Natural gas output from US’s oil and gas major Chevron operated Bibiyana gas field dropped by around one-third to around 800 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) Sunday from around 1,275 mmcfd of Friday, said sources.
“Two process trains in Bibiyana gas plant are down due to maintenance since 1:15 am Sunday, which has resulted in lower production of gas from the field,” Chevron’s communications manager Shaikh Jahidur Rahman said.
“Our field operations team is working to bring the trains back online. At this moment we are unable to inform about the time required to resume full production from the field,” he said.
Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) and Power Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR) expressed sorrow to the consumers due to the natural gas and electricity crisis.
They hoped that the problem will be resolved soon.