New stage of the development of the largest Turkmen gas field
Today President of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov took part in the ceremonial laying of the foundations of the Second stage of a complex of gas-processing plants for the preparation of commercial gas at the Galkynysh field, located in the Mary region in the south of Turkmenistan.
The reserves of the Galkynysh field are estimated at 26.2 trillion cubic meters of natural gas that makes Turkmenistan the fourth in the world in reserves of natural gas. Investments into development of the field were given by China to import Turkmen natural gas in the volume of 30-65 billion cubic meters per year, the state’s head confirmed, said that this year Turkmenistan will supply 30 billion cubic meters o gas to this friendly country. In 2016, the volume of supplied gas will be increased to 40 billion cubic meters and from 2021 to 65 billion cubic meters per year.