Since first discovery in 1955 as of today 26 gas fields, 24 in the onshore and 2 in the offshore have been discovered in the country. Of them 20 gas fields are in production, one offshore gas field have depilated after 14 years of production while other offshore field has not been viable for production due to small reserve.  The estimated proven plus probable recoverable reserve was 40.09 Tcf. As of June 2020, a total of 19.51 Tcf gas has already been produced leaving only 10.42 TCF recoverable reserve in proven plus probable category. 

Natural Gas Sector at a Glance

             Description Amount

1. Total number of gas fields 26

2. Number of gas fields in production 20

3. Number of producing wells 112

4. Present gas production capacity 2750 MMcfd

5. Avg. gas production rate 1744-2750 MMcfd

6. Avg. Gas Production/day 2978 MMcfd

7. Highest Production (6th May, 2015) 2785.80 MMcfd

8. Total recoverable (Proven + Probable) reserve 40.09 Tcf

9. Cumulative Production (June,2021) 19.51 Tcf

10. Annual Production by NOC 308.17 (37%)

11. Annual Production by IOC 533.82 Bcf (63%)

12. Remaining Reserve (Proven + Probable) 10.42 Tcf

13. Present Demand 3508 MMcfd

14. Present Deficit 530 MMcfd (along with LNG)

15. Number of Customer 43 Lakh (Appx.)

[Source: Petrobangla MIS Report and HCU Data Bank]