Gas reserves
One of the major indicators of development or industrialisation of a nation is the level of its per capita commercial energy use. The three most important commercial sources of energy today are natural gas, oil and coal. Natural gas is Bangladesh's only significant source of commercial energy, with 2002 production of 384.9 billion cubic feet (bcf). Production of natural gas in Bangladesh began in 1960 from the Chhatak field. There is much uncertainty and debate about the level of natural gas reserves in Bangladesh. Estimates from Petrobangla put the net proven reserves at 15.3 tcf as of mid-2004. The US Geological Survey has estimated that Bangladesh contains an additional 32.1 tcf in additional “undiscovered” reserves.
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