The increase in industrial demand for natural gas, production declines at maturing fields and serious gas transmission bottlenecks have landed Chittagong in a difficult situation.

Thriving on fast-expanding industries and a prosperous port, Chittagong now faces a gas shortage of about 25%, with a deficit of about 300 million cubic feet per day.

In a recent presentation to the government, Petrobangla talks of "opening dialogues with the Asian Development Bank for installation of compressors and new pipelines.

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