ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, August 29. Turkmenistan
surpassed the production targets for both the production and export
of natural gas from January through July this year, Trend reports.
This was announced by Deputy Chairman of the Government of
Turkmenistan, Batyr Amanov, at a meeting of the Cabinet of
Ministers held on August 25, 2023.
As per his statement, during the specified timeframe,
Turkmenistan achieved a production level of 109 percent for natural
and associated gas, while the production of liquefied gas reached
108.8 percent.
Furthermore, the Deputy Prime Minister also highlighted that
during the initial half of this year, the natural gas export target
was achieved, surpassing the goal by 14 percent.
Meanwhile, as stated by the Turkmen Turkmengaz State Concern,
Turkmenistan’s hydrocarbon reserves are evaluated to be in excess
of 71 billion tons of oil equivalent. This includes over 20 billion
tons of oil and more than 50 trillion cubic meters of natural
gas.
