Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration & Production Company Limited (BAPEX) has found ‘new gas field’ in Zakiganj of Sylhet, says media report.

If everything goes well, this will be the 28th gas field in the country, according to officials concerned.

Confirming the matter, BAPEX project director Kabir Ahmed said, “The new gas field was primarily found at Anandapur village of Zakiganj upazila. Drill Stem Test (DST) was conducted at 10:15am today.”

The current gas pressure is 6,000 PSI (pound per square inch).  Test is going on in the first layer out of four layers. Some 7 million cubic feet of gas pressure was recorded from 12:00pm to 2:00pm today. Experiment will continue for two more days. After that, it can be said formally about the details, said Kabir Ahmed.

Mentionable, the new gas field is located some 32 kilometers away from Bianibazar while 46 kilometers from Golapganj.