Gazprom International, a subsidiary of Russian gas giant Gazprom, announced on Wednesday that it had discovered a new gas field in Bangladesh on the island of Bhola.
“Well tests carried out on May 14-20 at the Illisha-1 gas well, Bhola Island, Bangladesh, have shown a commercial flow of 19.6 million cubic feet (554 thousand cubic meters) per day. The results of exploration work indicate the discovery of a new gas field in Illisha,” the company said in a release.
Illisha-1 is the third well drilled by Gazprom International under the existing service contract with Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration Company (BAPEX).
In 2022–2023, Gazprom International drilled Tabgi-1 and Bhola North-2, two gas wells in Bhola Island. Both wells have shown commercial gas flow. The combined production potential of the three wells exceeds 60 million cubic feet (1.6 million cubic meters) per day.
“Almost all the gas produced in Bhola serves as fuel for gas-operated power plants. The issue of transporting gas to the continental part of the country and transferring it to the national gas transportation system is being considered,” the document said.
Over the past ten years, Gazprom International designed and drilled 20 gas wells in Bangladesh under service contracts with the country’s state-run gas producers.
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