Uzbekistan does not rule out the possible import of natural gas in winter in the event of a sharp increase in demand in severe cold conditions, Interfax reported, citing the press service of the country's energy ministry.

Employees of the construction and installation department for gasification of Mary region, as well as enterprises and organizations of the «Turkmengazupjunchilik» associations are working on uninterrupted supply of natural gas to the population of cities and villages, reconstruction of existing gas pipelines, and preparation of gas networks for the heating season.

Today in the Central building of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan, a reporting meeting was held, at which the results of the work of enterprises in the industry for ten months of this anniversary year were discussed.

In January-October of this year, the GDP growth rate of Turkmenistan amounted to 6.2%. This was announced by Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the country Serdar Berdimuhamedov at a government meeting last Friday.

At the government meeting, which President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov chaired via video communication last Friday, the results of the work of all spheres of the economy of Turkmenistan, including the oil and gas industry, in January-October of this year were discussed.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent Vice-Chairman Chary Gylyjov to the capital of Kyrgyzstan to participate in the 1st Economic Forum «European Union – Central Asia», which will be held on November 5 in Bishkek.

Prices for benchmark crude oil are growing during trading on Friday against the backdrop of the OPEC+ decision after a decline the day before, Interfax reports.

OPEC+ ministers on Thursday unanimously decided to follow the plan and not increase oil production more than planned. Consumer pleas for additional volumes remained unanswered. OPEC+ explains this by forecasts of a future drop in demand, Interfax reports.

The ministers of the OPEC+ countries will hold their next monthly meeting to decide whether to supply the market with additional oil or go within the framework of the decision, Interfax reports.

In the medium term, Turkmenistan plans to achieve zero growth in greenhouse gas emissions, and in the long term – to annually reduce their level. This was stated by Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking at the 26th session of the conference of the parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in Glasgow, the website of the foreign ministry of our country reports.

Oil prices of benchmark brands continue to fall, which will take place on Thursday, Interfax reports, citing MarketWatch.

The President of Egypt Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi invited the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to visit Cairo to discuss ways to develop cooperation between the two countries.

At the COP26 environmental summit on Tuesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Joe Biden presented a joint initiative to reduce methane emissions, Interfax reported.

In January-October, 1.53 million tons of oil from Turkmenistan was transported through the Transneft oil pipeline system in the Russian Federation. Of these, 80.9 thousand tons of «black gold» were transported in October alone. Interfax reports.

The results of the Turkmen-Afghan negotiations held in Kabul by the delegation of Turkmenistan are aimed at expanding effective partnership in priority areas. This was announced at a press conference by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaki, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.