The prospects for partnership in the oil and gas industry and the implementation of joint projects were discussed on Thursday at the meeting of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the head of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev.

The production and technological service of geophysical research at the Mary site of the «Turkmengazgeofizika» administration has a production base with a developed infrastructure. Recently, another batch of specialized KAMAZ equipment was delivered to the department.

Issues of bilateral cooperation in the political, trade and economic spheres were discussed on Thursday at an online meeting between Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Supreme Control Chamber of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov with State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Kiyoshi Ejima, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

The Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Vepa Hadjiev and Vice Assistant Secretary of State for Central Asian Affairs, Public Diplomacy and the Press Jonathan Henick discussed the development of trade, economic and investment ties in a videoconference yesterday, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

Specialists of the trust "Turkmengundogarnebitgurlushyk" successfully perform tasks on maintenance, laying and repair of gas pipelines. Currently, the efforts of the trust's employees are concentrated on the Central Karakum-Zakli-Derweze gas condensate field.

Repairers of oil and gas wells of the Nebitgazchykarysh enterprise of the city of Balkanabat of the State Concern «Turkmennebit» marked the past period of the year, which passes under the motto "Turkmenistan - the Homeland of Peace and Trust", with impressive labor results.

The next issue of the magazine “Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources of Turkmenistan” of the State Concern “Turkmennebit” has been published this year under the title “Turkmenistan – Homeland of Peace and Trust”.

The Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries is increasing the production of kerosene, which is in great demand both in the domestic and foreign markets. For five months of this year, the growth in the production of this type of fuel was 105%.

In April of this year, China imported 4,227 billion rubles. cubic meters of pipeline gas, which is 800 million cubic meters more than in April 2020. Of the total volume, more than 60% was accounted for by deliveries from Turkmenistan - 2.576 billion rubles. cubic meters of "blue fuel". This is reported by Interfax with reference to the data of the General Administration for Customs of the People's Republic of China.

Uzbekistan has turned from a seller into a buyer of Gazprom's gas, according to the reports and the memorandum of the new issue of Eurobonds of the Russian concern, the text of which was reviewed by Interfax.

The Chinese company CNPC Chuanging Drilling Engineering Company Ltd has won an international tender for the construction of new wells in the super-giant Galkynysh gas field. Vice-Chairman Shakhym Abdrakhmanov reported this to the President of Turkmenistan at a government meeting held last Friday via video link.

An international tender for the construction of the country's first hybrid solar and wind power plant with a capacity of 10 MW in the Balkan region has been announced by the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan. Proposals are accepted until August 6, 2021.

Vice-Chairman, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov at a government meeting last Friday reported to the President of Turkmenistan on the preparations for the 15th Summit of Heads of State of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), which is scheduled to be held in Ashgabat on November 28 this year.

The country's first hybrid solar-wind power plant with a capacity of 10 megawatts will be built in Turkmenistan. Energy Minister Charymyrat Purchekov presented a new environmental project to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov this week.

OPEC+ countries discussed the situation on the oil market during a technical meeting held on Thursday via videoconference, OPEC said in a statement.