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Turkmenistan

President: Turkmen gas supplied to Iran on stable and long term basis
28.11.2012
Business & Economics|Cental Asia|Turkmenistan

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow and Iranian Oil Minister Rostam Ghasemi have discussed issues of cooperation in the oil and gas industry, the Turkmen government said on Wednesday.

"The Turkmen side steadily follows its partnership obligations by supplying gas to Iran on a stable, long term basis," the source quoted Turkmen leader as saying.

Turkmenistan attends Energy Charter Conference in Warsaw
26.11.2012
Cental Asia|Public Policy & Politics|Turkmenistan

Acting Minister for the Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources Kakageldy Abdyllaev has arrived in Warsaw (Poland) to attend the 23rd Energy Charter Conference, an official Turkmen source said on Monday.

The event which runs until November 28 has the theme 'Requests for global energy management and the potential of the Energy Charter'. Delegates will discuss the major challenges facing the world's energy policy and offer solutions that can be made on the basis of multilateral cooperation and in particular within the framework of the Energy Charter Treaty.

Turkmen health professionals learn Kazakhstan’s experience in HIV prevention
26.11.2012
Cental Asia|Medical Science|Turkmenistan

A delegation of Turkmenistan composed of health specialists from the Ashgabat-based National AIDS Prevention Center and three provincial AIDS centers has recently visited Kazakhstan to learn the experience and practices on HIV coordination, interagency cooperation as well as collection, analysis and use of HIV data, UNDP press-office reported on Monday.

Iran, Turkmenistan to hold talks on gas in Ashgabat
26.11.2012
Business & Economics|Cental Asia|Turkmenistan

Iranian delegation headed by Petroleum Minister Rostam Ghasemi is scheduled to visit Turkmenistan in the near future in order to hold talks on issues of mutual interest, Iranian media outlets reported on Monday.

The question is about possible increase in Turkmen gas imports in the near future. It is expected that daily volume will grow up to 40 million cubic meters, IRNA reported on Monday with reference to Deputy Oil Minister, Director General of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Javad Oji.

Turkmen delegation examines Chevron’s capabilities in U.S
20.11.2012
Business & Economics|Cental Asia|Turkmenistan

A Turkmen delegation has familiarized with Chevron's capabilities in designing, drilling operations and monitoring at difficult wells using sophisticated methods to see three-dimensional geological models of the target object in Houston (USA), the Turkmen Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said today.

Population and housing census to be held in Turkmenistan in December
20.11.2012
Cental Asia|Culture & Living|Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is to hold the next stage of preparation for the Census of Population and Housing, which will run from December 15-26, the State Information Service Turkmen dovlet khabarlary reported.

About 24.000 people all over the country who are taking part in the complete census of population and housing will be trained. Teachers, nurses and members of the district and regional administrations will be involved in the census along with employees of the statistics agencies.

Turkmenistan to overhaul oil fields
13.11.2012
Business & Economics|Cental Asia|Turkmenistan

In order to increase hydrocarbon production and modernize existing wells the state concern Turkmennebit (Turkmenneft) is conducting various activities together with foreign experts, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said on Monday.

Turkmen oilmen in collaboration with Tatneft, Yugneft, Sinopec companies are conducting overhaul in the fields located in the west of the country, by introducing the most advanced technology.

Turkish companies commissioned to construct one of Ashgabat's districts
12.11.2012
Business & Economics|Cental Asia|Turkmenistan

The large-scale construction will take place in near future in Ashgabat along Atamyrat Niyazov avenue, on the segment from Bitarap Turkmenistan prospect street till Gerogly street, local media reported on Saturday.

There will be constructed a number of administrative and social buildings, as well as high blocks housing complexes in the 12th stage of construction of the capital.

CIS Council of FMs to discuss cooperation in Ashgabat
12.11.2012
Cental Asia|Public Policy & Politics|Turkmenistan

Another CIS Council of FM meeting will be held on Dec. 4 in Ashgabat, an official Turkmen source said.

The event will be held in accordance with the action plan on implementation of the presidency concept of Turkmenistan in the CIS in 2012.

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow signed a decree for holding of the meeting on high organizational level.

Iran calls for more Turkmen gas imports
12.11.2012
Business & Economics|Cental Asia|Turkmenistan

Iran has put in a request for increasing imports of natural gas from Turkmenistan up to 40 million cubic meters per day, ISNA reported on Sunday.

Iran imports 15-18 million cubic meters of gas per day from Turkmenistan, but the figure reaches 30 million cubic meters during winter.

On October 22, IRNA quoted National Iranian Gas Company's managing director Javad Owji as saying that Imports of natural gas from Turkmenistan into Iran have decreased by 52 percent over the first half of the current Iranian year compared to the same period last year, which began on March 20.