Chhatak Gas Field
| Chhatak Gas Field | |
|---|---|
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Region | Sunamganj |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1959 |
Chhatak Gas Field (Bengali: ছাতক গ্যাসক্ষেত্র) is a natural gas field located in Chhatak Upazila, Sunamganj District, Bangladesh.[1] This company is under the control of Sylhet Gas Field Company Limited (SGFL).[2] For the first time in Bangladesh, gas connection was provided to the industrial sector from this gas field in 1959.[3] In 1960, it provided approximately 4 million cubic feet of gas per day to Chhatak Cement Factory as well as Sylhet Pulp and Paper Mills.
Location
[edit | edit source]Chhatak gas field is located in Chhatak Upazila, Sunamganj district of Sylhet Division,[4] about 300 km northeast of the capital Dhaka. This gas field is basically operated by two different gas fields - Chhatak (East) and Tangrtila or Chhatak (West); Which is merged to a single field after 2001.[4]
Explosion
[edit | edit source]Two explosions have occurred at the gas field. One of them happened on January 7 2005,[5] and the second happened on June 24 of the same year.[1]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of natural gas fields in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited
- Sylhet Gas Fields Limited
- Gas Transmission Company Limited
References
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