Bangladesh finds more Sylhet gas
Bangladesh has announced the discovery of a gas field in the Sylhet region of the country, Xinhua news agency reported on August 9, citing a statement by the state minister for power, energy and mineral resources.
The minister Nasrul Hamid formally announced Zakiganj in Sylhet as the country's 28th gas field. The discovery has been made by the state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration Co (Bapex).
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Hamid said Bapex made the discovery in June but refrained from making a formal announcement for a while as it decided to assess first the prospects of recovering gas from the new field. He said the field is likely to have 68bn ft3 of reserves.
Bapex will soon conduct a 3D survey to further assess the potential of the field, Xinhua quoted Hamid as saying.