Oilmen, gas workers and geologists of our country widely celebrated their professional holiday. The date December 14, 2009, when the Turkmenistan–China gas pipeline was put into operation, entered the historical annals of the independent neutral Turkmen state. And it was on this day that the professional holiday of workers of the oil and gas industry and geology of Turkmenistan was established. Since then, it has been widely celebrated in our country.

The Turkmen side proposes to create a Single Logistics Center to optimize cargo transportation along the transport corridor Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Turkey. This was stated by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov at the First Summit of the Presidents of the three countries, held the day before in Avaza on the Turkmen coast of the Caspian Sea.

Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey stand for the formation of a coordinated and multi-variant system of energy supplies to world markets. This was stated by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking on Wednesday at Avaza at the First Summit of the Heads of State «Turkmenistan-Azerbaijan-Turkey», TDH reports.

Today, December 14, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who arrived in Avaz to participate in the first summit of the heads of Turkmenistan of Azerbaijan and Turkey, TDH reports.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev supported the Turkmen’s proposals on the need to further build up partnerships in the fuel and energy sector, TDH reports. Ilham Aliyev announced it today at a meeting with President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, which took place in the Avaza national tourist zone before the start of the first Turkmen-Azerbaijani-Turkish summit.

Today in the congress center of the Avaza national tourist zone the first three-sided summit began with the participation of the presidents TDH reports.

At the end of the meeting in the expanded format of the First Summit of the heads of state of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey, a package of documents was signed, TDH reports on Wednesday.

In Turkmenistan, the price of diesel fuel is one of the lowest in the world. This is evidenced by the data of the world ranking of prices for diesel fuel, compiled by the GlobalPetrolPrices portal.

President Serdar Berdimuhamedov last Friday received a UAE delegation led by Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, TDH reports.

On December 12, Turkmenistan solemnly celebrated the International Day of Neutrality and the 27th anniversary of the permanent neutrality of Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan advocate the diversified scheme of energy supplies to the European market to international markets, in particular, in the European direction. This was stated by Chairman Halk Maslakhaty Milli Gengesh Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during talks on Wednesday with the speaker of the Azerbaijani parliament, Sahib Gafarova, who visited our country.

The Pakistani government, facing a winter gas crisis, has made plans to import liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) overland from Turkmenistan via Afghanistan. This is reported by Pakistan today.

The British consulting company GaffneyCline is considering the possibility of expanding further work in the oil and gas sector of Turkmenistan. This was reported by Trend with reference to the company's project director Drew Powell.

Turkmenistan remains in the top ten countries with the lowest gasoline prices. According to GlobalPetrolPrices, as of December 5, Turkmenistan ranked seventh in terms of the availability of gasoline with an octane rating of 95. The price of 1 liter of gasoline in our country is $0.433.

Fifteen bilateral documents were signed following a two-day visit to Moscow on December 6-7 by a Turkmen delegation headed by Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov. This is reported by the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan.