Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, at a government meeting held last Friday via video link, raised the issue of finding a solution to the long-standing problem associated with a burning gas crater in Darvaza.

In Turkmenistan, the production of A-98 gasoline has been launched, which fully meets the quality requirements of EURO-6 standards and is distinguished by the highest environmental friendliness. This was announced by the Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Shakhym Abdrakhmanov at a government meeting that President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov chaired by video link last Friday.

Since the opening of the transnational Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline in 2009, over 320 billion cubic meters of Turkmen gas have been exported to the Celestial Empire. General director of the branch of the National Petroleum Corporation of China (CNPC) Chen Huailong stated this, the Watan news program of the Turkmen television reported.

At an extraordinary meeting of OPEC, the ministers elected a new secretary general of the organization – from August 1, 2022, Haitham Al-Qais from Kuwait was elected for a period of three years, Interfax reported.

In the territories adjacent to the Malay and Nayip gas fields in the Lebap region of Turkmenistan, a new dome was discovered in the lower layers of the Northern Dervush and Malay fields. Chairman of the State Corporation «Turkmengeology» Merdan Rozyev reported this to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov at a working meeting in Turkmenabat, the State Television and Radio Broadcasting of Turkmenistan reported.

Last Wednesday, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting in the administrative center of Lebap velayat, at which he heard reports from the heads of the country's fuel and energy complex and defined the tasks of developing the gas industry for the future, the State News Agency of the country reports.

In January-November 2021, Uzbekistan imported 141.2 million liters of motor gasoline from Turkmenistan. This was reported by the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan. Thus, Turkmenistan ranks second in the supply of motor gasoline to the neighboring country.

As part of a working trip to Mary and Lebap regions, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a working meeting with the leaders of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan on Tuesday, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reports.

On Monday, January 3, on the first working day of 2022, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov made a working trip to Mary region. From Mary airport, the head of state flew by helicopter towards the super-giant Galkynysh gas field, which has colossal reserves of natural gas.

One of the important events of the Turkmen-Japanese cooperation last year was the opening of a gas turbine power plant in Chardzhev etrap of Lebap region, built in cooperation with Japan. This was stated by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ashgabat Yamamoto Hiroyuki in his congratulatory message to the citizens of Turkmenistan on the occasion of the New Year, which was published on the official website of the embassy.

A conference dedicated to the motto of 2022 «Epoch of people with Arkadag» was held yesterday in the Central building of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan. The event was attended by the Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, heads and employees of the oil and gas complex.

Specialists of the Korpeje Gas Production Directorate of the «Nebitgazchykarysh» Trust of the State Concern «Turkmennebit» achieved high results in the production of natural gas in the highly productive gas fields of Turkmenistan in the past year.

Oil quotes continued moderate gains on Thursday morning, thanks to data on a larger-than-expected reduction in US oil inventories last week.

The players in the global gas market are far from creating a global market regulator similar to OPEC. According to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, the gas market has not yet matured before this, Interfax reported on Wednesday.