Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL),
a company of Bangladesh Oil, Gas and
Mineral Corporation (PETROBANGLA)
under the Ministry of Power, Energy
and Mineral Resources is the pioneer
in the discovery and production of
natural gas and mineral oil in the
country. Though this Company was
incorporated on 8th May, 1982, its
history of production and sale of
natural gas dates back to 1960 under
the umbrella of its predecessor,
erstwhile Pakistan Petroleum Limited
(PPL), which discovered gas at
Sylhet Well No. 1 at Haripur in
Sylhet District in the year 1955. It
was the first discovered hydrocarbon
gas field in the Country.
In 1960, commercial production of
gas commenced for the first time in
the country by supplying about 4
million cubic feet of gas per day to
Chhatak Cement Factory which
heralded a new era in respect of
production and use of natural gas in
this region. It was landmark in the
use of natural gas as an industrial
prime-mover.
In 1961, transmission of gas from Sylhet Well No. 3 commenced to Fenchuganj Fertilizer Factory through a 30 mile long 8 inch dia pipe line at the rate of 20 million cubic feet per day. This was a turning point in our industrial development since natural gas was used as raw material in industry. In fact, it was the beginning of an era which paved the way for a promising future.
On 23rd December 1986, the long cherished dream of the country came true with the first Oil find in Well No. 7 at Sylhet (Haripur) Field. The Discovery gave a new impetus and opened a new horizon hope for exploration of mineral oil in the country.
At present, the Company has under its umbrella 5 gas fields namely Sylhet (Haripur), Kailashtilla, Rashidpur, Beanibazar and Chhatak with 13 producing gas wells. A condensate fractionation plant at Rashidpur has been installed and started production from 01 August, 2009.
Fractionation plants having capacity 3750 barrel per day installed at Rashidpur to produce motor spirit, octane, diesel and kerosene.
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