Turkmenistan Still Has An Option To Direct Its Gas Westward
August 11th, 2017
Via Trend, a report on Turkmenistan’s gas export options: Enormous quantities of natural gas are concentrated in one limited (Caspian) region. The nations that own it – Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan – each has its market to sell the gas, but all of them would willingly diversify their gas export in order not to […]
Read more »Turkmenistan Gas Pipeline To Reach Afghanistan Borders Soon
July 12th, 2017
Via TOLO News, a report on a gas pipeline network to be established in Torghundi border town in Herat, aimed at enabling Afghan businessmen to purchase the Turkmenistan imported gas: President Ashraf Ghani’s advisor on Central Asian countries’ affairs, Mohammad Shakir Kargar, on Wednesday said Turkmenistan’s natural gas pipeline will arrive at Torghundi border town in […]
Read more »Afghanistan – Turkmenistan Tango: Diversifying Transit Routes
July 11th, 2017
Via Ariana News, a report on Afghanistan’s efforts to diversify transit corridors with its bordering neighbors: Afghanistan is in the process of limiting Pakistan’s veto options on transportation of goods and looking at other routes being a landlocked country. Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani visited Turkmenistan on July 3 upon invitation by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Oguzkhan […]
Read more »Energy in Central Asia: Who Has What?
June 21st, 2017
Via The Diplomat, a look at Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and a breakdown of their energy resources: Each summer, BP releases a statistical review of world energy. The review — in its 66th year — is well regarded and draws on a variety of sources, giving one of the most comprehensive views of energy reserves and consumption […]
Read more »Trade Fairs In Turkmenistan
May 13th, 2017
Via The Diplomat, an interesting look at psychology of dictatorships, in this case, Turkmenistan: On May 2, during an international trade fair held in Ashgabat, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stood up and declared that expanding the private sector was a major priority for his government. It’s an understandable aim, given that Turkmenistan’s economy has been badly affected […]
Read more »Turkmenistan’s Ongoing Gas Quandary
April 27th, 2017
Via The Diplomat, reports of a late resolution of a dispute with a Chinese supplier show further problems in Turkmenistan’s gas industry: Turkmenistan’s gas industry has struggled to adjust to the new regional market configuration, with Russia dropping it as a supplier, China becoming its sole reliable customer, and the TAPI pipeline construction lagging behind. Structural […]
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