BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 28. More than 340 billion cubic meters of natural gas have been supplied from Turkmenistan to China since December 2009, which effectively contributed to the economic development and welfare of the two countries, Trend reports citing the Nebit-Gaz electronic newspaper.
This was stated by the President of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Hou Qijun, speaking at the 27th "Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan -2022" International Conference (OGT-2022), which started on October 26 in the capital of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat.
He noted that it is planned to raise the volume of Turkmen gas supplies to China, and also added that in the future CNPC, together with Turkmen partners, will implement important agreements to increase the scale and volume of cooperation in the field of natural gas to give a new impetus to the development and cooperation of the two countries.
Furthermore, Qijun stressed that in June 2022, on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the signing of the production sharing agreement on the contractual territory of Bagtyyarlyk, with the participation of President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, a new gas gathering station was commissioned in the Lebap region in this territory, which became a clear example and driver of cooperation in the field of natural gas gas between China and Turkmenistan.