With gaining the country’s independence, a broad path was opened for the implementation of enormous changes in all spheres of public life in Turkmenistan. This marked the beginning of positive reforms in all sectors of the national economy, including the country’s fuel and energy complex. Thus, i The 10 Years of Independence gas field (Bäşgyzyl) is located in the south-eastern part of the Zaunguz Karakum Desert, on the territory of the Sayat etrap, 180 km from the administrative center of the Lebap velayat, the city of Turkmenabat, and 160 km from the city of Mary. Natural gas from the de