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The main task of RPGCL Ashugonj installation is to store the by-product condensate (crude oil ) produced at different gas fields of Sylhet region at two storage tanks through north-south pipeline and then to send the condensate to the Eastern Refinery Limited in Chittagong by ship for refining. RPGCL has been delivering condensate from Ashugonj installation since March 01, 2001 . Condensate is being supplied to Ashugonj from Bibiyana and Jalalabad Gas Fields of Chevron and Bianibazar, Kailashtila and Rashidpur of Sylhet Gas Field under Petrobangla through about a 200 km long 6 inch diametre pipe.At present the Padma, the Meghna and the Jamuna oil marketing companies are transporting condensate to Eastern Refinery by ship after receiving it from Ashugonj. Condensate is being supplied to Lamuna Oil Company Limited on behave of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) to carry through riverine route to EasternRefinery Limited (ERL), Chittagong for processing. In addition, condensate produced in Moulvibazar and Bangura gas fields are transported to the same installation through lorries and delivered to Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) also in the same mode.