The International Energy Agency (IEA) has lowered its forecast for global oil demand in 2021 by 100 thousand b / d, to 5.4 million b/d.

Global oil supplies rose by 590,000 barrels per day in January to 93.6 million barrels per day, as production cuts by OPEC+ members eased and countries outside the deal increased production, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), INTERFAX reports.

The Mary oil and gas secondary vocational school of the State Concern «Turkmengas» is one of the important centers for the training of professional personnel for the energy industry of our country. Over the past year, the number of listeners in it has reached 1160 people.

The Central Asia-China gas pipeline transported more than 3.87 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China in January 2021, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the Chinese oil company PipeChina West Pipeline.

59 transactions were registered at the auction of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

The delegation of the Political Office of the Taliban Movement expressed full support for the implementation of infrastructure projects aimed at ensuring the welfare and prosperity of the Afghan people, the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

The OKKO business group (Ukraine) plans to expand the automotive fuel market, including through the purchase of oil products from Turkmenistan, Interfax-Ukraine reports.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov instructed to develop a program for training highly qualified personnel for the fuel and energy complex. The head of the state gave relevant instructions at a working meeting on the development of the oil and gas industry in Turkmenistan held on Tuesday.

The results of the work of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan in the past year and priority tasks in 2021 were discussed during a working meeting, that President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held on February 2 via digital video communication tool with the participation of some Vice-Chairmen of the Cabinet of Ministers, as well as heads of specialized structures.

A solemn conference "Successful development of the" open doors "policy of Arkadag", organized by the women's council and the trade union committee of workers of the State Concern "Turkmennebit", was held in the central agitation center of the management "Buravnebitgazkhyzmat".

Until 2035, “Gazprom” plans to increase purchases of natural gas from Turkmenistan. This is provided for by the draft general scheme for the development of the gas industry in Russia until 2035, TASS reports.

The leading foreign news agencies and industry publications aroused great interest in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the governments of Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan on joint exploration, development and producing of hydrocarbon resources of the Dostluk field in the Caspian Sea. Covering this event, foreign media emphasize its great international importance.

93 transactions were registered at the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.

On Thursday, January 28, a online-meeting with the President of the Japanese company «Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd» Mr. T. Watanabe was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The meeting was attended by the heads and representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and Economy, SC «Turkmengas», as well as the State Bank for Non-Economic Activity of Turkmenistan.

A conference dedicated to the commissioning of a new gas compressor station at the “Malay” gas field in the Lebap region was held in the Central building of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan.