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The planned task for the extraction of natural and associated gas by the enterprises of the fuel and energy complex of Turkmenistan was completed in January-October 2022 with an excess of 14.5%, and for gas exports – by more than a quarter, 25.6%, in excess of the established one.

Kazakhstan is ready to increase the volume of imports of Turkmen gas to one and a half billion cubic meters per year. This was stated by Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev at a briefing for media representatives after the negotiations held on Saturday in Akorda.

Turkmenistan is working to increase gas supplies to China to meet the energy needs of the growing Chinese economy, the Chairman of the upper house of the Turkmen Parliament Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said in an article published today in the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper.

Today, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrived in the Uzbek city of Samarkand to attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Gazprom is ready to expand cooperation in the purchase of Turkmen gas on a long-term basis. Issues on this topic were discussed by President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and head of the Russian holding Alexei Miller during talks in Ashgabat on Monday.

Turkmenistan has discovered 149 gas and gas condensate fields with reserves of more than 4.97 trillion cubic meters of gas. This, with reference to the Turkmen media, is reported by the Russian agency of economic information Prime.

Turkmen geologists have received an industrial inflow of natural gas at the new "Sherepli" field in the southeastern region of Turkmenistan, the official press writes today.

Turkmenistan in January-April 2022 increased natural gas exports to China by 1.53 times in monetary terms compared to the same period in 2021, TASS writes with reference to the Main Customs Administration of the People's Republic of China.

49 deals totaling $48.8 million and 1.1 million Turkmen manats were concluded at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan over the past week.

As of Wednesday, April 27, 24 deals had been concluded at the State Commodity Exchange of Turkmenistan (GTSBT) for a total amount of more than $ 2.9 million, and more than 1.1 million. Turkmen manats, reports ORIENT correspondent.