Avaza; X International Gas Congress concluded with desired results of interstate cooperation in gas sphere and it supported the coordination of joint plans for future. The target of this congress has accomplished on May 22, 2019, in Avaza National tourist
zone.
Atmosphere and course of discussions at the Congress was provided by the fact that
the role of natural gas as the most ecologically acceptable and economically beneficial
energy resource, which supports stable development of the countries, is growing rapidly
in the world energy industry. Therefore, the intent of leading companies of the planet to
establish close cooperation with our country, which has rich reserves of gas in the world,
is quite legitimate.
Demand on energy is the key indicator for any energy forecast. In this case, the
opinion of experts is clear –Asia will be in the focus in international gas trade for next
three decades, which will lead to the necessity of formation of gas transport and gas
processing infrastructure. Thus, geographic factor strengthens the positions of Turkmenistan in the world energy markets. Special interest raised by the presentation of
the projects of industrial development of largest Galkynysh Field and construction of
transnational gas pipeline Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan – India among the
participants of the Congress became another evidence to this.
At the same time, opportunities of supply of Turkmen gas to Europe and Russian,
plans for increment of throughput capacity of Central Asia – China gas line have been
actively discussed at the sessions and fields of the Forum.
Diversification of oil and gas industry and enhancement of its innovative
component are important aspects of energy strategy steadily implemented by President
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. Rating of the companies successfully working in this
direction are headed now by representatives of business circles of the Republic of
Korean and Japan, together with which number of big projects of deep processing of
natural gas has been implemented.
Perspective directions of cooperation in oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan were
discussed on the second day of the Congress. Reports of top managers and specialists of
structural divisions of Turkmen fuel and energy complex – Turkmenbashy Refinery
Complex and the State Concern Türkmengaz, hve been listened with keen interest.
In particular, it is planned to build new technological lines, which will refine the oil
up to 90 percent, at Turkmenbashy Refinery Complex. It includes the complex of units
for hydro treatment of diesel fractions and gasolines, catalyst cracking of heavy residuals
of oil refining as well as the installations for production of high quality base technical
oils.
Representatives of PETRONAS (Malaysia) and Chinese National Petroleum
Corporation presented the review of their activity in Turkmenistan.
International petroleum company PETRONAS works for more than 20 years in
Turkmenistan on the base of the Production Sharing Agreement on Block 1 in Caspian
Sea. For this period, PETRONAS has invested more than 10.7 billion US dollars to the
exploration and development of contractual territory, which is located 80 km to the
southwest from Turkmenbashy.
At present time, Amudarya Regional Gas Company, which is the part of CNPC,
continues work on improvement of material base of Turkmenistan – China pipeline. The
first phase of the project of development of the field, which located in eastern part of
Bagtiyarlyk contractual territory, has been successfully implemented.
It is planned to start industrial production of gas in the eastern part of B Block in
the end of 2019. It is expected that completion of the first phase of the project will
provide the production of 1.7 billion cubic meters of gas per year. Total volume of
product supplied to Turkmenistan – China pipeline from the fields of Bagtiyarlyk
contractual territory is more than 82 billion cubic meters today.
Direction of International Oil and Gas University spoke in details about training of
personnel for oil and gas industry of our country and international cooperation in this
field.
Numerous business meetings between foreign businessmen and heads of oil and gas
departments and concerns of Turkmenistan, during which specific proposals for
establishment of beneficial partnership in different spheres of national gas industry, have
been held under X International Gas Congress.
