Turkmenistan picked the lowest possible of hanging fruit at the ongoing COP-28 climate summit in Dubai by announcing it will sign up to the Global Methane Pledge, a voluntary agreement that commits adherents to cut methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030. In his speech to the UN Climate Change …
Read More »Turkmenistan Joins International Nuclear Safety Conventions
Turkmenistan officially joined international conventions on nuclear safety during a ceremony held at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on November 14. The Turkmen Ambassador to Austria, Hemra Amannazarov, presented documents to IAEA Chief Rafael Grossi, signifying Turkmenistan’s accession to the Convention on Early Notification of …
Read More »Turkmenistan to Present its Oil and Gas Sector to Foreign Energy Companies in Paris
Turkmenistan’s oil and gas state corporations will hold an International Forum to Attract Foreign Investments in Turkmenistan’s Energy Sector in Paris, France, from April 24 through April 25, 2024, Trend reports. The Forum aims to enhance chances for attracting direct foreign investments in various sectors of Turkmenistan’s energy industry, as …
Read More »Turkmenistan Pushes for FIPPA Protection of TAPI Gas Pipeline Investment
Turkmenistan has asked Pakistan to include its investment in the TAPI gas pipeline project under a law that was passed to protect foreign investment in the Reko Diq project, a senior official at the energy ministry told The News on Friday. The Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act (FIPPA), 2022, …
Read More »Turkmenistan to Keep Gas Exports to Russia at 5 bcm in 2023
Turkmenistan expects to export about 5 billion cubic meters of gas to Russia in 2023, as specified in the previously signed contract with Gazprom , the deputy CEO of state gas company Turkmengaz, Murat Archayev said. “The Turkmen side, within the framework of its obligations under the contract, fulfills them …
Read More »Europe’s Appetite for Turkmen Gas Boosts Trans-Caspian Pipeline Plans
Turkmenistan’s president is scheduled to travel to Turkey this week for talks expected to focus on natural gas transportation. For decades, thoughts about how to send Turkmen gas westward have centered around the need to build a trans-Caspian pipeline to Azerbaijan. Presumed resistance from Russia has long been the main …
Read More »Turkmenistan Hosts International Oil and Gas Conference
The 28th international conference and exhibition ‘Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – 2023’ (OGT-2023) will start on October 25 this year in the building of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, Trend reports. The organizers of the large-scale forum are the Turkmennebit and Turkmengaz state concerns and the …
Read More »Turkmenistan Eyes Lucrative Gas Deal with Iraq
Turkmenistan is on the cusp of securing a major new buyer for its natural gas: Iraq. On October 8, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry reported on a four-day visit to Baghdad by the head of the Turkmen state gas company for meetings revolving around this prospect. The plan is for Iraq …
Read More »Turkmenistan’s Natural Gas Boom Sparks European Interest
Turkmenistan’s huge gas reserves have been generating considerable interest from potential importers following Ashgabat’s announcement in late July that it is open to the development of a pipeline to carry its gas across the Caspian and on to Europe. Most significant so far has been the interest shown by Hungary, …
Read More »Iraq Inks a Preliminary Agreement to Import Gas from Turkmenistan
Iraq has signed a preliminary agreement with Turkmenistan to import gas for energy production purposes, oil ministry said on Thursday. “The Iraqi government is committed to amplifying avenues of collaboration with our friendly nations, notably including Turkmenistan,” Deputy Minister of Oil for Gas Affairs, Azat Saber, told Shafaq News Agency, …
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