Turkmenistan will build open switchgears at the Noor Al-Jihad power plant in the Afghan province of Herat, which will increase the volume of Turkmen electricity supplies to Afghanistan.
“Turkmengas” State Concern has announced an international tender, within the framework of which it is looking for a contractor for the construction of a turnkey gas dehydration plant based on silica gel.
The State Concern "Turkmenneft" and PJSC "Tatneft" will conclude an additional agreement for the provision of services to increase the flow rate of 550 oil wells at the Goturdepe field. The corresponding decree was signed by President Berdimuhamedov on Wednesday.
Acting Minister of Mines and Oil of Afghanistan Shahabuddin Delawar said on Tuesday that delegates from Turkmenistan plan to visit Kabul on March 10 to discuss the TAPI project.
The sixth summit of the Forum of Gas Exporting Countries takes place on February 20-22 in Doha under the patronage of the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The Government of Turkmenistan plans to undertake in-depth modernization of Turkmenbashy and Seyidi oil refineries. Foreign companies have also been involved in tenders, Deputy Prime Minister Shahym Abdrahmanov, who oversees the fuel and energy sector, said at an expanded meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers.
The American rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed the long-term issuer default rating (IDR) of Turkmenistan in foreign currency at the level of "B+" with a "Stable" outlook.
The value of exports of oil and oil products from Turkmenistan to Georgia in 2021 amounted to $191.8 million, which is 186.2% more than in 2020, writes the website of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan.
In 2021, China increased natural gas imports to 121.356 million tons, which is 19.9% more than in 2020, writes China Business News Network.
President Berdimuhamedov, speaking at an extended meeting of the country's Cabinet of Ministers on Friday, called the development of the oil and gas industry and innovations in the processing of hydrocarbons the main directions of Turkmenistan's economic growth.