State-owned Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL) has taken an initiative to drill three new gas and oil wells as part of efforts to ease the country’s gas shortage and reduce dependence on costly imports of liquefi ed natural gas (LNG).
The wells – Rashidpur-13, Dupitila-1 and Kailashtila-9 – are expected to add 3 crore cubic feet of gas per day to the national grid once drilling is completed, offi cials said.
At present, SGFL supplies around 14.20 crore cubic feet of gas daily to the national grid from its 17 functioning wells.
SGFL Managing Director Engr Md Faruque Hossain said, ‘SGFL is currently supplying 14.2 crore cubic feet of gas to the national grid every day.
Once drilling of the three wells is completed, an additional 3 crore cubic feet of gas can be added to the grid,’ he said.
Energy experts stressed the need to intensify domestic gas and oil exploration instead of relying heavily on LNG imports, which require substantial foreign currency expenditure each year