Turkmenistan discloses information on the volume of hydrocarbon reserves.
Edited by Rhod Mackenzie / 2015-05-25 11:09:15
Today potential hydrocarbon resources of Turkmenistan are 71.2 billion tons of oil equivalent, of which 53 billion tons are in the land, and 18.2 billion tons - in marine areas, TREND informs referring to the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Turkmenistan Muhammetnur Halylov.
According to the department, more than 70% of the potential resources of Turkmenistan accounts for natural gas. The country ranks fourth in the world among largest proven gas reserves.