Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) has started drilling operations at the Kamta-2 a ppraisal development well in Gazipur’s Kaliganj , aiming to boost domestic gas production.
if drilling and testing are completed successfully, the well is expected to add up to 10 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd) to the national grid, according to a BGFCL press release. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit inaugurated the spud-in operation of the well recently under a project titled ‘Drilling of Four Appraisalcum-Development Wells at Titas and Kamta Fields.’ Under the project, three wells will be drilled at the Titas Gas Field and one at the Kamta Gas Field.
the release said the government aims to supply around 55 mmcfd of gas to the national grid in the ?rst year by June 2027 after the project’s completion