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Turkmenistan approves composition of intergovernmental commission with France

Oil&Gas Materials 3 March 2018 15:24 (UTC +04:00)

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, March 3

By Huseyn Hasanov - Trend

The composition of the Turkmen-French working group on cooperation in the energy industry from the Turkmen side was approved, the Turkmen government said in a message March 3.

The corresponding decree was signed by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

French companies in Turkmenistan are represented in such areas as construction, transport, tourism and energy.

Two countries are interested in the implementation of the project of Turkmen gas transportation to Europe.

The option of laying a gas pipeline through the Caspian Sea and Azerbaijan and its connection to transnational projects in the European direction is being considered.

Total and Gaz de France are interested in developing hydrocarbon resources of the Turkmen part of the Caspian Sea and exploring the possibilities of transporting gas to Europe.

French Schneider Electric, within the consortium with Belgium’s ENEX company, signed an agreement with the Turkmen government to provide Ashgabat with energy.

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