Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Nov. 5
By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend:
A report by the Turkmen General Prosecutor's Office, which has revealed some flaws committed in the fuel and energy sector of the country, was heard at an enlarged meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers, the newspaper Neutral Turkmenistan reported Nov. 5.
President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov severely reprimanded Chairman of Turkmen Oil State Concern Tachdurdy Begjanov and Director General of the Turkmenbashi Oil Refineries Complex Batyr Alymov for the unsatisfactory execution of duties and shortcomings in the work, according to the information.
The Turkmen leader focused on the tasks of the fuel and energy complex regarding the industrialization of regions, increasing the volumes of competitive products, which are in demand on global markets.
Turkmenistan plans to increase capacities of the oil refining industry to 20 million tons of oil by 2020, to 22 million tons in 2025 and to 30 million tons in 2030.
In accordance with the program of development of the oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan, it is planned to increase gas production to 230 billion cubic meters by 2030, most part of which is intended for export.