Titas Gas Field
Natural gas field located in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh
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Titas Gas Field (Bengali: তিতাস গ্যাসক্ষেত্র) is a natural gas field located in Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh.[1] The largest gas field in Bangladesh,[2] around 300 million cubic feet of gas is being extracted from it daily.[3] It is a subsidiary of Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL). The geo-structure of the gas field area is dome-shaped, with an area of about 64 square kilometers.[4]
| Titas Gas Field | |
|---|---|
  Location of Titas Gas Field | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Region | Brahmanbaria |
| Offshore/onshore | onshore |
| Coordinates | 23.9167°N 90.95°E |
| Operator | BGFCL |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1962 |
| Start of production | 1968 |
| Production | |
| Current production of gas | 300×106 cu ft/d (8.5×106 m3/d) |
| Estimated gas in place | 4.13×109 cu ft (117×106 m3) |
History
It was discovered in 1962, and commercially started gas production from April 1968.[5] On 20 November 1964, the gas field was established as Titus Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited.[6] Located in Brahmanbaria, this gas field was discovered by Pakistan Shell Oil Company.[4] It would be connected through a transmission pipeline to transport regassified LNG to Chittagong and Bakhrabad.[7] In 2006, BGFCL first found gas seepages in the southeastern part of Titas gas field near Titas river.[8] In 2019, a fire hampered gas supply for half an hour to the national grid.[9]
