BGFCL starts drilling Kamta-2 well to boost gas supply

Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) has started drilling operations at the Kamta-2 appraisal-development well in Gazipur’s Kaliganj, aiming to boost domestic gas production.

If drilling and testing are completed successfully, the well is expected to add up to 10 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd) to the national grid, according to a BGFCL press release.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit inaugurated the spud-in operation of the well today under a project titled “Drilling of Four Appraisal-cum-Development Wells at Titas and Kamta Fields.”

Under the project, three wells will be drilled at the Titas Gas Field and one at the Kamta Gas Field.

The release said the government aims to supply around 55 mmcfd gas to the national grid in the first year by June 2027 after the project’s completion.

The total estimated cost of the project is Tk 1,255 crore, including Tk 872.20 crore from government funding and Tk 382.80 crore from BGFCL’s own resources.

BGFCL signed a contract on April 10, 2025 with China-based CNPC Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company Limited (CCDC) to drill the four wells.