The team of the Innovative Scientific and Educational Center of the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International University of Oil and Gas prepared the textbook “Environmental Safety” in order to familiarize with the concepts of pollutants and the possibility of processing emissions from anthropogenic activities and their safe disposal. The book provides instructions for developing design solutions related to the modernization of technological equipment.

This textbook is a continuation of active efforts to train specialists in the issue of environmental safety. Since 2023, for the first time in the country, the University Center has been holding classes for students, trainees and engineering specialists in this area.

The national position statement on climate change and environmental security, made by the President of Turkmenistan during the twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) in Dubai on December 1-2, 2023, was published and distributed in the six official languages of the UN as an official document of the 78th session of the General Assembly.

The Seydi oil refinery in the Lebap velayat of Turkmenistan completed 2023 with high performance, having processed 489.6 thousand tons of raw materials. This is 10.7% more than planned. During the year, the enterprise produced 413 thousand tons of finished products, fulfilling the annual plan by 100.2%, writes the publication “Turkmenistan: Golden Age”.

Such good results were made possible thanks to the modernization of production and the well-coordinated work of the plant team. The company is actively introducing modern equipment, expanding the range and improving the quality of its products.

President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held the first meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of the coming year through a digital system. Issues of state development were discussed at the meeting, reports the TDH news agency.

During the meeting, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Batyr Amanov reported on the Work Plan of the sectoral departments of the oil and gas complex for the current year.

The most important result of the working visit of Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the United Arab Emirates was a number of documents signed on the second day of the Turkmen leader’s stay in the friendly country. Among them is a Memorandum of Understanding between the State Concern Turkmengas and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).

The State Bank for Foreign Economic Affairs of Turkmenistan and the largest bank in the UAE, First Abu Dhabi Bank/FAB, signed a cooperation agreement. The ceremony took place on Friday, January 5, within the framework of the working visit of Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the UAE at the head of the government delegation of Turkmenistan, it was reported in the news release of the Turkmen State Television.

Registration for the Energy Investment Forum of Turkmenistan/TEIF 2024, which will be held on April 24-25 in Paris, has been opened. New investment projects in the energy sector of Turkmenistan will be presented during the international roadshow.

The two-day working visit of the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to the United Arab Emirates has ended, TDH reports.

As is known, a meeting was held between Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of the UAE Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi the day before, during which specific proposals of the parties to deepen the traditional cooperation between the countries were voiced.

Turkmenistan took eighth place in the ranking of countries with the cheapest gasoline. The cost of fuel in the country ($0.0.428) is three times less than the world average, according to GlobalPetrolPrices data at the beginning of January. The average price of gasoline worldwide is $1.30 per liter. There are significant differences in gasoline prices between different countries. According to the portal, as a rule, rich countries have higher prices, while poor countries and countries that produce and export oil have significantly lower prices. A notable exception is the United States, an economically developed country with relatively low gasoline prices ($0.911).

The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dragon Oil Company Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer on Friday in Dubai during his official working visit to the UAE. As part of the meeting, Turkmennebit (Turkmen Oil) State Concern and Dragon Oil signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dragon Oil, the Watan News reported on Friday.