<P> The Indo - Burma Petroleum Company drilled the first oil wells in Eastern Bengal between 1908 and 1914 in Chittagong District . The Burmah Oil Company discovered the first gas field in East Bengal in 1955 . Industrial use of natural gas began in 1959 . The Shell Oil Company and Pakistan Petroleum discovered seven major gas fields in the 1960s . </P>
<P> The Indo - Burma Petroleum Company drilled the first oil wells in Eastern Bengal between 1908 and 1914 in Chittagong District . The Burmah Oil Company discovered the first gas field in East Bengal in 1955 . Industrial use of natural gas began in 1959 . The Shell Oil Company and Pakistan Petroleum discovered seven major gas fields in the 1960s . </P>
when was the first gas field discovered in bangladesh
when was the first gas field discovered in bangladesh
1955
1955