On February 23, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov held a regular meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers via the digital system, at which topical issues of the country’s socio-economic development and drafts of a number of documents were discussed.

 During the meeting, Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers B. Amanov reported on the measures taken by the State Concern “Turkmennebit” to increase oil production volumes.

 It was noted that the State Concern is carrying out relevant work in oil and gas fields.  In order to increase the rate of oil production from the wells of developing promising fields in the west of the country, the development of new areas continues.  Currently, several wells are involved here and new ones are being drilled in accordance with the plan.

 In addition, advanced methods and international experience are widely used when drilling new wells and developing existing fields.

 Also, to increase the productivity of wells and effectively drill new underground wells, timely repair services are provided and the necessary specialized equipment is provided.

 Summarizing the report, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov noted that our country attaches great importance to increasing oil production volumes and the activities of the State Concern “Turkmennebit” in this direction should be carried out on a scientific basis.

 In this regard, the head of state drew attention to the need to continue the ongoing work to further improve the logistics of the concern, addressing the Vice-Chairman with a number of instructions in this regard.