ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, June 24. Turkmenistan
has become a leader in the supply of natural pipeline gas to China
from January through May this year, Trend reports.
According to official data, Turkmenistan exported about $4
billion worth of natural pipeline gas to China during the specified
period.
At the same time, Russia is in second place in terms of natural
pipeline gas supplies to China in the first five months of this
year ($3.2 billion), and Myanmar is in third place ($562
million).
Turkmenistan exported $10.25 billion worth of natural gas to
China through pipelines in 2022, which is 51 percent more than in
2021.
Meanwhile, Turkmenistan supplies its gas to China through three
gas pipelines, passing through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan before
reaching China. The total capacity of these pipelines is 55 billion
cubic meters of gas per year.