Sunetra Gas Field

Sunetra Gas Field
CountryBangladesh
RegionSunamganj-Netrokona
Offshore/onshoreonshore
OperatorBAPEX
PartnerGazprom
Field history
Discovery2009

Sunetra Gas Field (Bengali: সুনেত্র গ্যাসক্ষেত্র) is a natural gas field located in Sunamganj-Netrokona, Bangladesh.[1] It is controlled by Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX).[2]

Location

Sunetra gas field is located in Gabi village of Selbarsha union, Dharmapasha Upazila, Sunamganj district of Sylhet division and Barhatta Upazila of Netrokona district of Mymensingh division.[1] It is located 59km south-west of Chhatak gas field and 69km north-west of Bibiyana gas field.[3] BAPEX conducted a two-dimensional seismic surveys in a total of 259 km in Sunamganj-Netrokona district in the year 2009-2010 and identified this gas field. The gas field has been named 'Sunetra' as some of it fell under Sunamganj, while the other in Netrakona.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "৮ বছরেও সুনেত্র গ্যাস ক্ষেত্র স্বপ্ন দেখায়নি". sunamganjerkhobor (in Bengali). 21 Mar 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. ^ "সম্ভাবনাময় সুনেত্রয় গ্যাস অনুসন্ধানে খনন শুরু". BBC Bangla (in Bengali). 10 Aug 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. ^ "সম্ভাবনার "সুনেত্র": আশা ও আশংকা". bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 15 Sep 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Bapex starts drilling gas well in Sunetra field". The Daily Star. 11 Aug 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2020.