GAS DEVT

closed

The project would be implemented over a three-year development period (FY81-FY83) and would include: the drilling of four wells and the recompletion of an existing well; the provision of the necessary gas gathering and conditioning facilities; the construction of a 24" gas transmission pipeline, 110 miles in length, from Bakhrabad to the city gate station in Chittagong; the construction of a 20"/16" gas distribution system supplying the major consumers in Chittagong; the construction of a 10" gas spur line to the Karnafuli Paper Mill and supplying industrial estates en route; the provision of ancillary maintenance, administration and communications facilities; the provision of advisory services for project implementation and studies; the provision of training; and, the provision of technical assistance and studies to assist in development of Bangladesh's energy resources, including a pilot project to test utilization of compressed natural gas (CNG) as an automotive fuel. The project would assist Bangladesh in reducing its present over-dependence on imported oil and petroleum products through the replacement of liquid hydrocarbons with indigenous natural gas and would make available the use of gas as a feedback for fertilizer production.