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Bibiyana Gas Field. Bangladesh is the sixteenth-largest producer of natural gas in Asia. [1] Gas supplies meet 56% of domestic energy demand. [2] However, the country faces an acute energy crisis in meeting the demands of its vast and growing population. Bangladesh is a net importer of crude oil and petroleum products. [2]
Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited was established on 29 November 1999 under Petrobangla. [3] The company would distribute natural gas in Rajshahi Division. [4]In May 2008, the manager of Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited, Kazi Nowfel Anwar, bought a car with company money and registered it in his name. [5]
The Bakhrabad Gas Distribution company's calls for raising the price of gas in 2016 was denied by Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission. [6] According to a news report of the Dhaka Tribune, CNG stations in Comilla District were illegally selling 1.2 billion taka of gas with the help of corrupt staffs in the company. [7]
Victory Day celebration by PetroBangla. Petrobangla was founded in 1985(Notification of Ordinance-21 in 11-April,1985) by merging two government organizations Bangladesh Oil & Gas Corporation (BOGC) and Bangladesh Mineral Exploration and Development Corporation (BMEDC) into Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation(BOGMC). [3]
On 12 September 1975, the BGFCL was established to take over the operations of the gas fields. [5] It currently produces 725 million standard cubic feet of gas daily in Bangladesh. [6] The wells of BGFCL and Sylhet Gas Field Limited, the other state-owned gas field company, are outdated and narrow which has hampered production. [7]
Sundarban Gas Company Limited was established on 23 November 2009 under Petrobangla. [3] The company is responsible for gas supply in Barishal Division, Khulna Division, and the greater Faridpur region. [3] [4] In August 2013, the Sundarban Gas Company Limited provided the first natural gas connection to a home in Bhola District. [5] [6]
Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited was established in 1989 by the Government of Bangladesh through dissolving the Exploration Directorate of Petrobangla. [3] In October 2017, Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited discovered gas in Bhola , Shahbazpur Gas Field . [ 4 ]
Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Limited; Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation; Bangladesh Blade Factory Limited; Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation; Bangladesh Communication Satellite Company Limited; Bangladesh Diesel Plant Limited; Bangladesh Film Development Corporation; Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation