TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 22. Uzbekistan
and a US-based Schlumberger global technology company discussed
implementation of new projects and technologies for the increase of
gas production on Uzbekistan’s gas fields, Trend reports.
The news followed a meeting between Uzbekistan’s Uzbekneftegaz
JSC oil and gas company and representatives of Schlumberger
Oilfield Eastern Ltd in Uzbekistan.
During the talks, representatives of SLB presented proposals
regarding the organization of work on the project of Development
and maintenance of a medium- and long-term program to improve the
efficiency of exploration and increase natural gas production under
a long-term agreement. The participants deliberated on the
essential actions required for the execution of the project.
As per Uzbekneftegaz, this project provides for the creation of
a joint working group consisting of specialists from both
companies, which will be tasked with studying all available
information on deposits and prospective areas of Uzbekneftegaz JSC,
compiling and monitoring the implementation of geological and
technical measures aimed at increasing natural gas production.
The meeting was organized within the framework of the Roadmap of
Mutual Understanding and the Roadmap for the Development of
Cooperation signed during the State visit of the President of
Uzbekistan to the US.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan’s gas production has reached 31.39 billion
cubic meters from January through August of 2023, which is 9.4
percent less compared to the same period last year.
Moreover, Presidents of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Russia
launched Russian gas supplies to Uzbekistan on October 7, 2023.
Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted that the launch of
this gas transportation corridor is of strategic importance.
“Firstly, this is an important factor in the energy security of
our country and the entire region. Secondly, the supply will
provide for additional volumes of gas for the uninterrupted supply
of carbon to economic sectors and the population,” he noted.
Gazprom also signed an agreement with Kazakhstan’s QazaqGaz to
provide services for the transportation of Russian natural gas
through Kazakhstan for consumers in Uzbekistan.
The two-year agreement assumes a supply volume of 9 million
cubic meters per day, almost 2.8 billion cubic meters per year.
