ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, November 28. Specialists of Turkmenistan's Turkmengeology State Concern received a new industrial inflow of natural gas at production well No. 312 of the Galkynysh field, Trend reports.
According to Turkmen officials, a new gas well at this site was drilled to a depth of 4,590 meters.
Furthermore, analysts estimate that more than 1.7 million cubic meters of natural gas will be extracted daily from the well in the Galkynysh field.
During the drilling and construction of well No. 312, Sumitomo company saddle and pump-compressor pipes, fountain fittings, column heads matching the geological and technological characteristics of the Galkynysh gas field, as well as high-tech equipment from world-famous US firms, were employed.
Turkmenistan is actively working to diversify its energy economy, with a particular focus on the development of the gas sector, despite the country's vast natural gas reserves, by undertaking ambitious projects for the extraction, transportation, and export of this vital energy resource.
Meanwhile, according to the results of this year, gas production in Turkmenistan is expected to exceed 80 billion cubic meters, of which about 73 billion cubic meters will be accounted for by Turkmengaz, and exports are projected to amount to about 40 billion cubic meters, of which about 35 billion cubic meters will be supplied by the state concern.