Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak and Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Shakhym Abdrakhmanov discussed on Thursday in Ashgabat the interaction of the two countries in the oil and gas sector, electricity, renewable energy sources and peaceful atom. This was reported by the press service of the Russian government.

Last Thursday, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov made a working trip to the Mary region, during which he visited the largest gas field Galkynysh, where he got acquainted with the progress of its industrial development, TDH reports.

On Thursday morning, the Turkmen-Russian business forum began its work at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan. A large delegation of the Russian Federation arrived to participate in it, the Orient agency reports.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov discussed by telephone on Tuesday with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin the agenda of the forthcoming visit of the Russian government delegation to Turkmenistan, TDH reports.

During the Turkmen-French political consultations, the parties touched upon aspects of international energy and environmental security. This was reported on Tuesday by the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

Prospects for cooperation in the fuel and energy sector, investment, transport, communications and other areas were discussed on Tuesday at a meeting between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Ambassador of Qatar to Turkmenistan Hamad bin Rashid bin Hamad Al-Azbi. This is reported by the website of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry.

Last week, 28 transactions were registered at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan.

Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin will visit Turkmenistan on January 19-20, referring to Russian media. In Ashgabat, the delegation headed by him will take part in the Turkmen-Russian business forum.

Conference dedicated to the motto of 2023 – «Happy youth with Arkadag Serdar» was held in the Central administrative building of the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan.

The Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries (TCOR) mastered the production of B-92 grade aviation gasoline as part of import substitution.

Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Shakhym Abdrakhmanov reported to the head of state on the construction of underground storage facilities in Turkmenistan to ensure commercial gas reserves during a government meeting last Friday.

In 2022, 43.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas was supplied to China through the Central Asia-China gas pipeline. This is reported by the Xinhua news agency, citing published data from the Chinese company PipeChina West Pipeline Company.

Individual enterprise «Milli önüm» exported 129 tons of polypropylene thread in the past 2022. This is reported by the official media of Turkmenistan.

At the auction of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan on January 10, 4 transactions were registered for a total of $11.9 million and 11.2 million Turkmen manats, ORIENT reports.

There is planned to build new technological facilities at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries and the Seydi oil refinery plans. That will bring the oil refining depth to a figure above 90%. This was reported by the newspaper «Neutral Turkmenistan.»