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Turkmenistan remains main gas exporter to China

Oil&Gas Materials 28 October 2020 17:24 (UTC +04:00)
Turkmenistan remains main gas exporter to China

BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 28

By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:

Turkmenistan remains the leader in pipeline gas supplies to China in August, Trend reports with reference to the “SNG Today” agency.

The supply of pipeline gas from Turkmenistan amounted to 2.3 billion cubic meters in August.

In addition to Turkmenistan, such countries as Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Myanmar exported gas to China.

For example, the delivery of gas from Russia’s Gazprom to China reached 381 million cubic meters in August of 2020.

The overall imports of pipeline gas to China have decreased to 29.530 billion cubic meters since the beginning of this year.

As reported, most of the gas supplied by the Turkmen side to China was extracted from fields operated by the country’s Turkmengas State Concern.

Also, a new field on the territory of Bagtyyarlyk is being put into operation in the country. The field is being explored and developed by the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).

The volume of investments of CNPC, which has been operating since 2007 in this contract territory in the Eastern part of Turkmenistan, amounted to more than $ 8.2 billion at the beginning of 2020.

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