Transportation of jet fuel from Patenga to Chittagong airport through a pipeline began recently.
The project has been implemented at a cost of Tk 170 million to supply fuel oil to aircraft in a modern, environmentally friendly, time- and cost-saving manner.
Previously, the cost of transporting jet fuel through tank lorries was Tk 80 million per year.
Under the pipeline, 140 cubic meters of fuel will be transported per hour through an 8-inch diameter underground pipeline.
Secretary of the Energy and Mineral Resources Department, Mohammad Saiful Islam, inaugurated the 'Jet A-1 Pipeline from the main installation at Patenga to Shah Amanat International Airport' in the port city on Tuesday morning.
Jet fuel will now be transported through a 5.77-kilometre pipeline from Padma Oil's main facility in the Guptakhal area of Patenga.
Previously, jet fuel was supplied to the airport by tanker from Patenga, which was eight kilometers away.
