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Turkmenistan's energy potential is in the center of world media attention

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The international conference "TAPI- gas pipeline of peace and cooperation" and the international forum on attracting foreign investment in the oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan, held in Dubai (UAE) in February, became an important event in the world of oil and gas business. A clear proof of this is the numerous publications in foreign mass media.

Leading news agencies and specialized industry publications from Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Europe and Asia reported on the forum's work, participants and issues discussed on their websites. These include "Natural Gas World", "MENAFN", "Сentralasia.media", "Аrfi", online radio "Voice of the CIS", "Massmedia24", "Рolpred", "Ritm Eurasia", "News Sentral Asia", "Oil and gas information Agency", "Аpsny", "Natural Gas Europe", "Kabar", "Arminfo", "The World News", "USF NEWS", chemical information Portal, "AKIpress", "OCAmagazine", "Noovell", "NewsNow", etc.

Much attention was paid to this event by the mass media of the Middle East. In their publications, the daily Newspapers "Al Khaleej" and "Al Roeya", the news Agency "Arab24 News", the website "Gulf News 365", the "Dubai Magazine" (UAE), the news portal "Egyptian Guardian" (Egypt) and other authoritative publications report that more than 300 delegates representing more than 100 leading oil and gas companies in the world, government and financial structures, and international organizations participated in the forum.

The forum discussed the role of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline in ensuring peace and cooperation in the region. They also discussed issues related to the prospects for further development of the gas and chemical industry in Turkmenistan, attracting investment in projects for the development of blocks of the marine sector of Turkmenistan in the Caspian Sea, new mechanisms for cooperation in the field of increasing the productivity of oil and gas fields, processing and marketing of hydrocarbons.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of "Dragon Oil", Said Mohammed al Thayer, stressed the productivity of cooperation between the UAE and Turkmenistan in the oil and gas sector, expressing hope for the continuation of a long-term partnership, the Arab media noted. It is also reported that the next OGT 2020 field event will be held in London in July this year.

"Turkmenistan marks the silver anniversary of its positive neutrality" - an article with this title was published on their websites by the magazines "ASWAQ"(Malaysia) and "Josour Magazine" (UAE), and other publications. It was prepared on the basis of a conversation between journalists and adviser to the President of Turkmenistan on oil and gas issues Y. Kakayev.

The article emphasizes the importance of a peaceful foreign policy based on the principles of permanent neutrality, consistently implemented by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.

It is noted that today the neutrality of Turkmenistan has proven itself as an effective mechanism for establishing fruitful cooperation in solving urgent problems of our time, strengthening friendly, good-neighborly relations between States and peoples. President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov's initiatives in such important areas as maintaining peace, security and sustainable development, ensuring reliable transit of energy resources, expanding international trade and economic relations, and developing transport infrastructure and communications have received wide support in the world.

Currently, Turkmenistan pays great attention to the economic and geographical aspects of neutrality in its international activities, and to the full realization of its economic potential based on the principles of diversification. The work being carried out in this area covers a wide range of areas – from creating a multi-variant pipeline system for energy exports to integrating it into the system of international trade, economic, financial and investment relations, and global infrastructure.

Continuing the review, we note that the world media pays special attention to the implementation of the TAPI gas pipeline construction project, which is designed to have a great impact on the socio-economic development of the region.

An example here is the relationship with Afghanistan, which is supported by Turkmenistan in stabilizing the situation and is regularly provided with humanitarian aid, as well as electricity is supplied at preferential rates, transport and energy projects are implemented that involve the Afghan economy in regional relations, - Russian news agencies "REGNUM", "Advis" and others note.

The Azerbaijani independent news Agency Trend provides detailed information about the project, noting that Turkmenistan has huge reserves of natural gas, ranking fourth in the world, and at this stage exports gas to China and Russia.

The topic of attracting foreign investment in the oil and gas industry of our country aroused great interest in the foreign press. In particular, "The World News", "REGNUM", "SNGToday", the Russian "National Association of oil and gas services", the news Agency "Red spring", "Greater Asia" and others transmit:

"Yug-Neftegaz Private Limited (Singapore) will invest 70 million dollars in the oil and gas industry of Turkmenistan in 2020. Under the contract with the state concern "Turkmennebit", they will be invested in a project to increase the productivity of 80 oil wells."

"In the period from 2010 to 2020, the Russian company “Tatneft” invested a total of 47 million dollars in the oil and gas sector of Turkmenistan...Thanks to this, it was possible to additionally produce more than 201.4 thousand tons of oil from these wells."

Vadim Shiriev, a representative of "Haldor Topsoe" (Denmark), shared his impressions of the event in Dubai with "SNG Today". The interview notes that the company has been working in the market of Turkmenistan for 10 years.

Two large projects have been implemented. One of them is for the production of mineral fertilizers in the city of Garabogaz. And the second, which the company is proud of, is the world's first unique plant for the production of environmentally friendly gasoline from natural gas (ECO-95).

"In the future, we hope to participate in the program of natural resources diversification and expand further cooperation with this country," said the representative of "Haldor Topsoe".

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