BGFCL derives its origin from
Pakistan Shell Oil Company, which was formed in Karachi,
Pakistan on May 30, 1956. With emergence of Bangladesh and
promulgation of Petroleum Act, 1974 the Government of Bangladesh
(GOB) bought all the shares of the Pakistan Shell Oil Company
with effect from August 09, 1975. The Company was renamed as
Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) on September 12,
1975. BGFCL is a corporate body registered under Company Act,
1913 (revised in 1994). It is a Company of Bangladesh Oil, Gas &
Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) under the Ministry of Power,
Energy & Mineral Resources, Government of the People’s Republic
of Bangladesh. By an agreement dated March 22, 1976, GOB granted
BGFCL the right to operate Titas and Habiganj Gas Fields. In
1985 Kamta Gas Field was placed under BGFCL for operation.
Following GOB decision Feni & Bakhrabad Gas Fields were handed
over to BGFCL in 1989. Likewise Narsingdi & Meghna Gas Fields
were handed over to BGFCL in 1992. Feni Gas field was handed
over to NIKO Resources (Bangladesh) Ltd. and BAPEX for operation
as per order of Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
Consequently BGFCL now operates 6 (six) gas fields. Recently Sangu
Production facility at Chillimpur, Chittagong (Sangu Plant) was
handed over to BGFCL on 31.03.2014 as per GOB decision.
Bakhrabad gas field lies in the Muradnagar upazila under Comilla
district some 40 km away to the east from capital city of Bangladesh,
Dhaka. Like Titas & Habiganj fields Bakhrabad gas field was
discovered by Pakistan Shell Oil Co. Ltd. in 1969. The Bakhrabad
anticline, as defined by seismic, is a narrow, elongate almost
symmetrical fold about 69 km long upto 10 km wide. Total recoverable
gas reserves of this field re-estimated by Petrobangla is
1,387.00 billion cubic feet (BCF). Commercial gas production from
this field was started in 1984 and till May 31, 2014 total
753.538
billion
cubic feet or
54.32% percent of reserves has been recovered. 
Total 9 (nine) wells have been drilled at 3 (three) nearby locations.
Of these wells, 2(two) wells are vertical while remaining seven
wells are of deviated type. After completion of all wells, maximum
210 million cubic feet of gas was produced daily from all wells of
this field in 1992. In May
2014, average
36.98 million cubic feet of gas is produced
daily from 5 producing wells of this field while production from
other 3 wells remain suspended due to water loading in the production
string. Produced gas is processed in 4 nos. Solid Desicant Silicagel
type gas process plants and supplied to the transmission pipeline of
Bakhrabad Gas System Ltd. (BGSL). Present condensate/gas ratio and
water/gas ratio of this field are
0.578
and
26.93 bbl/million cubic
feet respectively. Condensate produced at Bakhrabad & Meghna gas field
of BGFCL and condensate from Salda, Semutung &
Fenchuganj gas field of BAPEX and Bangura gas field of TULLOW are fractionated into MS (Petrol) and HSD
(Diesel) in the fractionation plant of this field. The products are
being sold to Meghna Petroleum Ltd. & Padma Oil Company Ltd.
With a view to increase the sales line pressure of Bakhrabad gas
field, M/S. Gas Services International(S) Pte Ltd., Singapore are operating &
maintaining Gas Booster compressors at Bakhrabad gas field on
rental basis under contract with BGFCL. Sales gas pressure has been
increased by the installed Booster Compressors.
BGFCL is a
Company of Bangladesh Oil, Gas & Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla)
under the Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources (MPEMR).
The Board of Directors comprising high officials from concerned
Ministries/ Directorates, Petrobangla, sister Companies under
Petrobangla and other organizations as nominated by the
Government is the highest decision making body. Managing
Director is the Chief Executive of the Company. Functions &
responsibilities bestowed on the Managing Director are carried
out through Eight divisions namely Operation, Planning &
Development, Technical Services, Maintenance, Administration,
Accounts & Finance, Compressor & Power Generation and Company
Secretariat
Division each headed by a General Manager. Each of the divisions
has number of departments which are the individual functional
units. Audit Department and the Dhaka Liaison Office are directly
responsible to the Managing Director.
Mr. Nurul Absar
MANAGING DIRECTOR (cc)
| Phone | : | 88 - 00851 - 53856 |
| Fax | : | 88 - 00851 - 53856 (H.O.) 88 - 02 - 8753243-4 (Dhaka) |
| : | mdbgfcl@bttb.net.bd | |
| Website | : | www.bgfcl.org.bd |
| Head Office | : | Birashar, Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh. |
| Tel : PABX - 88-0851-58141, 58428, 59128 | ||
| Fax : 88-0851-59390, 58429, 58758 | ||
| Liaison Office | : |
Petrocentre (14th floor)
3, Kawranbazar C/A Dhaka-1215 |
| Tel : 88-02-8189508 | ||
| Fax : 88-02-8189507 | ||
| : | info@bgfcl.org.bd |
