Almost three kilometers of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline section have been laid on the territory of Afghanistan, TOLOnews reports with reference to the spokesman of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum of Afghanistan, Homayoun Afghan. “Currently, the TAPI project is progressing as planned. To date, 2.9 kilometers of the pipeline have been constructed and welded, and […]
Afghanistan and Turkmenistan Discuss Accelerating TAPI Pipeline Work
Acting Afghan Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Hidayatullah Badri, met with Muhammetmurad Amanov, CEO of TAPI Pipeline Company Limited, in Kabul on 4 January 2025. The meeting focused on the latest progress of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, with a particular emphasis on accelerating the remaining construction work. The sides discussed strategies to increase […]
Turkmengaz Chairman met with Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye in Istanbul
The State Minister of Turkmenistan and Chairman of Türkmengaz Maksat Babayev met with Alparslan Bayraktar, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye to discuss bilateral cooperation in the fields of gas and oil, particularly the transportation of Turkmen gas to Europe, Turkish news outlets report. In a post on the social media platform […]
The Central Asia–China Gas Pipeline: 500+ billion cubic meters of clean energy and millions of tons of reduced emissions
For over 14 years, the Central Asia-China gas pipeline has been a vital conduit for clean energy, delivering over 500 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China, Chinese media reported, citing the West Pipeline Company of the Chinese PipeChina Corporation. The Khorgos gas compressor station, a critical component of the pipeline, serves as the […]
Agreement reached on transportation of Turkmen gas to Türkiye
An agreement has been reached on the transportation of natural gas from Turkmenistan to Türkiye through Azerbaijan and Georgia, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Tuesday. Bayraktar and Azerbaijani Minister of Economy Mikayil Cabbarov attended the signing ceremony of the natural gas cooperation agreement between Türkiye and Azerbaijan in Istanbul. They signed […]
Turkmenistan intends to increase gas exports eastward with the commissioning of a gas purification plant in Mary province
Turkmenistan is going to significantly boost its natural gas exports eastward with the construction of a new gas purification plant in Mary province. The facility, located at the Kelleli gas field, will process gas from three promising fields in the region: Sherepli, Kelleli, and Yylan. Its construction is carried out by the Specialized Management of […]
Economic Watch: China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline fostering a shared future
Modiarov Behzod woke up at around 6 a.m. and refreshed himself, gearing up for yet another day of work deep in the desert. The August sun had already begun to shine brightly, and the azure-blue sky was gradually clearing up after the sandy conditions of the previous night had dissipated. Braving the heatwaves, Behzod, an […]
China To Accelerate Tajikistan Investments To Speed Up Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-China Gas Pipeline
China’s Vice Premier, He Lifeng, has been discussing with his counterpart Rustam Emomali of Tajikistan an acceleration of the Line “D” construction of the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan-China gas pipeline. Emomali is also responsible for Tajikistan’s State power and is on an official visit to China to deal directly with this and other projects bottleneck issues. China is […]
Turkmen gas can be one of the solutions to the European energy crisis, Hungarian FM says
Hungary sees Turkmenistan as one of the possible solutions to the current European energy crisis, said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations of Hungary Peter Szijjarto in his official Instagram account. “Turkmenistan’s natural gas may play a significant role in this, but there is a lack of adequate transport routes to Europe. We […]
Iraq is negotiating gas import with Qatar and Turkmenistan
The Iraqi Ministry of electricity announced that it is conducting negotiations with Qatar and Turkmenistan to import gas in a bid to overcome the electricity deficit. The ministry spokesman Ahmed Moussa told the Iraqi News Agency (INA) on Tuesday, 6 Dec, that Iraq now has ongoing talks with the Qatari side and Turkmenistan to supply […]
TAPI to become game changer in South East Asia
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) Gas Project will become a game changer in South East Asia by bringing prosperity through 3.2 bcfd gas supplies to Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Such an assessment is presented in the official documents of the Petroleum Division of Pakistan, available with ProPakistani news publisher. According to the source, the TAPI will help in […]
Türkiye stands ready to transit Turkmen gas to Europe (updated)
Türkiye is ready to transit the Turkmen natural gas supplies to Europe. This was stated by the Speaker of the Turkish Parliament Mustafa Şentop at the meeting with President Serdar Berdimuhamedov on Friday, 18 November in Ashgabat. The Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye called partnership in overcoming the energy shortage experienced in […]
Turkmenistan firmly holds the position of the largest gas supplier to China
Turkmenistan delivered 2.9 billion cu m of natural gas to China in August 2022, the Interfax reports, citing data from the Chinese customs. Thus, since the beginning of the year, Turkmenistan has remained the largest gas supplier to China. Russia is a runner-up with supplies totaling 2.4 billion cu m and Australia ranks third with […]
Supplies of Turkmen gas to Gazprom may reach 9 billion cubic meters this year
Elvira Kadyrova The volume of natural gas supplies from Turkmenistan to the Russian multinational Gazprom has been increasing steadily since the resumption of flows in 2019. This year it may reach 9 bcm (billion cubic meters). As reported by Interfax, Turkmenistan supplied 2.2 bcm of gas to Gazprom during the first quarter of 2021. This […]
Turkmen gas is a viable competitor of Iran and Russia in Europe – Russian expert
Elvira Kadyrova Turkmen gas, once on the European market, is able to wipe out the position of Russian Gazprom and a deprive Iran of potential market. This point of view was expressed in an interview with the news agency “Vestnik Kavkaza” by Andrey Kazantsev, Doctor of Political Sciences, chief researcher of the Analytical Center of […]
Turkmen gas supplies to Russia resumed
nCa News and Commentary Turkmenistan has resumed the supplies of natural gas to Russia after a hiatus of three years. This was confirmed both by the oil and gas complex of Turkmenistan and the Russian giant Gazprom. “Today, April 15, from 12 noon, deliveries of Turkmen natural gas to the Russian Federation resumed,” reported Nebit-we-Gaz, […]