BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 26. Turkmengas State Concern of Turkmenistan plans to bring a stable inflow of natural gas from the Galkynysh field to 200 billion cubic meters per year, Trend reports with reference to the Turkmen media.
This was stated by Irina Luryeva, head of the laboratory of the Scientific Research Institute of Natural Gas of the Turkmengas State Concern at the forum on attracting investments in the energy sector of Turkmenistan held from April 26 through 27 in Dubai (UAE).
According to her, achieving such an indicator of natural gas production is possible with the implementation of all 7 stages of operation.
She noted that the field is at the stage of pilot operation and in the future the rate of gas extraction will increase, and also added that during the period of continuous selection, it is planned that annual gas production throughout the field will reach about 200 billion cubic meters per year.
Furthermore, Luryeva noted that the phased development of the field will allow for regulating the investment flow, as well as taking into account all the technical capabilities of wells.
Galkynysh is the largest gas and oil field in Turkmenistan with an area of 1,842 square kilometers, located in the Mary region of the country.