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At a meeting in Ashgabat between the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Iranian Energy Minister Abbas Aliabadi, and Chairman of the Central Bank Mohammad Reza Farzin, the possibilities of expanding bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the oil and gas sector, as well as diversifying energy supplies to global …

On Saturday, Iraqi Electricity Minister Ziad Ali Fadel announced the signing of an agreement with Turkmenistan to secure a daily supply of 20 million cubic meters of gas. In a statement, Fadel emphasized that this influx of gas will play a remarkable role in enhancing the country’s electricity infrastructure, saying, …

Turkmenistan’s hopes of arranging a swap deal to carry the first small volumes of its gas to Turkey, and possibly on to Europe, have been dealt a blow, as Ankara has inked its third long-term LNG purchase agreement in five months. September 18 saw Turkey’s state gas importer Botas agree …

It’s been just over a year since Turkmenistan, a country boasting the world’s fourth or fifth biggest largest natural gas reserves, ended decades of indecision and finally announced it was serious about exporting to Western markets. For just about any other country, such an announcement would have touched off a …

Turkmenistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday resumed work on the multibillion-dollar Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project. The inaugural ceremony was held in Turkmenistan’s Salim Cheshma area and attended by the Taliban administration’s acting Prime Minister, Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund, the chairman of Turkmenistan’s upper chamber of parliament and former Turkmen President …

Turkmenistan is ready to start work on the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project in Afghanistan’s territory, Trend reports. Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov announced this during an online meeting with Afghan Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Ghani Baradar. The sides also discussed economic, transit, trade, and political cooperation between their countries. …

Turkmenistan and Pakistan have reached an agreement on holding negotiations on the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project in the near future, Trend reports. This was stated by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov, at a regular meeting …

Turkmenistan and the EU discussed the diversification of gas supply routes, Trend reports. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, this topic was discussed in Brussels during the participation of the Turkmen delegation headed by Myrat Archayev, Deputy Chairman of the Turkmengaz State Concern, in a meeting of …

With Turkmenistan and its gas export dreams, intentions are strong, but implementation is faltering. On March 1, Turkmen National Leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, the father of the president, traveled to Turkey to attend the Antalya Diplomatic Forum. During the visit, he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — an encounter …

Turkmenistan and India discussed the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, Trend reports. These issues were discussed between President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of India to Turkmenistan Madhumita Hazarika Bhagat. During the meeting, the parties noted the importance for all participating …