Turkmenistan and Iran intensify cooperation in the gas industry
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On July 1-3, 2024, negotiations between the Turkmen and Iranian sides took place in Ashgabat, during which a wide range of issues related to the further development of cooperation between Turkmenistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran in the gas industry were discussed.
According to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following the meetings, the Turkmen and Iranian parties signed a contract for the purchase and sale of natural gas in the amount of up to 10 billion cubic meters of gas per year, which will be supplied from Turkmenistan to the Republic of Iraq through the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran under the “SWAP” scheme.
Currently, the Turkmen and Iranian sides are actively working together to implement the agreements previously reached at the highest state level on the development of gas cooperation. Thus, to expand the gas transportation infrastructure, Iranian companies will carry out work on the construction of a new gas pipeline with a length of 125 kilometers and three gas compressor stations on the territory of Turkmenistan, which are necessary to supply additional volumes of gas to Iran.
In addition to existing capacities, it is planned to increase the volume of gas supplied to Iran along the Dovletabad-Sarakhs-Hangeran routes and through the Chaloyuk gas measuring station to 40 billion cubic meters per year.
The positive experience of joint activities in the field of supplies of Turkmen gas to Iran and through its territory to third countries serves as a solid basis for increasing the potential of bilateral partnership in this area, the Foreign Ministry notes.
A conference on labor protection was held at the industry institute of the “State Concern” Turkmengas
A conference organized by the State Corporation “Turkmengeology” was held within the walls of the Natural Gas Research Institute of the Turkmengas State Concern. The event, dedicated to compliance with labor protection and technical safety rules in organizations and enterprises of the State Corporation “Turkmengeology” in 2024 and tasks for 2025, was attended by responsible employees of the corporation, engineers, and specialists in technical safety and labor protection.
Laboratory of refrigeration and air conditioning units was opened at the oil and gas university of Turkmenistan
A laboratory of refrigeration and air conditioning units was opened at the International University of Oil and Gas named after Yagshygeldi Kakaev with the assistance of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan, together with the UN Regional Organization for Industrial Development (UNIDO).
In Ankara, at the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission, cooperation between Turkmenistan and Turkey in the oil and gas sector was emphasized
As part of the working visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan to Turkey, the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Turkish Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in Ankara on February 24-25, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reported today.
Turkmenistan exported natural gas worth $ 6.1 billion to China in January-November
Turkmenistan continues to hold a leading position in pipeline export of «blue» fuel to China. According to the General Customs Administration of the PRC, during January-November 2021, the Celestial Empire received 21.91 million tons of Turkmen natural gas through the Turkmenistan-China pipeline, which is $ 6.1 billion in monetary terms.
The Chairperson of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan conveyed an invitation to the President of Turkey to take part in the International Forum in Ashgabat
The Chairperson of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan Dunyagozel Gulmanova conveyed an invitation to the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan to take part in a high-level event – the International Forum in Ashgabat on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s permanent neutrality and the “Year of International Peace and Trust”, the website of the Parliament of Turkmenistan reports.