প্রকাশ: 05/04/2022
Gas supply situation has slightly improved as production
resumed at one of the two affected process trains at the Bibiyana gas field.
Both the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources and
the Chevron Bangladesh have confirmed the improvement in the gas production and
supply levels.
According to a release of the ministry, the gas production
at the Chevron gas field has increased to 1010 million cubic feet per day
(MMCFD) which had gone below 800 MMCFD following the technical fault at the
process system.
It is expected that the production at the gas field will
reach 1100 MMCFD by Tuesday evening against its actual capacity 1200 MMCFD,
said the ministry.
“After the relentless work of our experienced engineers, we
are slowly beginning to overcome the crisis”, it said, adding that different
areas had to experience gas shortage due to the emergency repair works at the
Bibiyana gas field following a technical glitch.
The ministry expressed its gratitude to its gas consumers
for their patience during the crisis period.
Meanwhile, Chevron Bangladesh in a separate statement said it
is making progress in returning the Bibiyana Gas Plant to full capacity, with
production at one of the two process trains affected at the plant and four
wells in the field already resumed.
The plant is running at a reduced rate after suspension of
operations at two of its five trains and six production wells in the field on
April 3 following the discovery of some technical anomalies.
Safety of workers, nearby communities and protection of the
environment are top priorities for teams working to bring the second train and
all remaining wells back online. The cause of the unplanned shutdown will be
investigated.
Officials at the Petrobangla and Titas Gas Company, however,
said it will take some more time to fully normalize the situation as there is
still a shortage in gas production and Supply.
“Situation will be further improved when a container ship
with imported LNG will reach the country within next week and its supply comes
to the network”, said a senior official of Perobangla.
The country’s gas production drastically fell by about 450
MMCFD (million cubic feet per day) on Sunday, the very first day of Ramadan,
following a technical fault developed in the Bibiyana gas field.
Officials said the gas field process system noticed that
sand was coming out from two production wells which forced the authorities concerned
to halt the production of the wells.
The incident had a big impact on the overall gas production
as many areas experienced disruptions following the fall in the pressure of gas
supply as an outcome of the fault.
The major impact was on the power generation as the
state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) had to shut down a good
number of power plants immediately which led to load shedding at different
districts across the country.
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