China imported natural gas from Turkmenistan in 2022 for 10.2 billion US dollars
16:50 25.01.2023 9110
In January-December 2022 exported natural gas from Turkmenistan to China worth $10 billion 250 million US dollars, which is 51% higher than the same period last year. This was reported by the TASS news agency with reference to the Main Customs Department of the People's Republic of China.
Thus, Turkmenistan continues to be the leader among pipeline gas exporters to China.
In second place is Russia (1.65 billion US dollars), which is 2.9 times higher than the same indicator last year. Among other leading natural gas suppliers are Myanmar ($1.43 billion), Kazakhstan (US$1.08 billion) and Uzbekistan ($1.07 billion).
Currently, Turkmenistan exports natural gas to China through three branches of the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan-China gas pipeline. In February 2022, an agreement was reached on the construction of the fourth line of the gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China. Its commissioning will allow Turkmenistan to increase the volume of annual natural gas supplies to the Celestial Empire.
At the auction, products of the State Corporation “Turkmennebit” and “Turkmenchemistry” were sold for foreign currency
14 transactions were registered at the auctions of the State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan last week.
Turkmenistan and Russia are not competitors in the field of gas supplies to China, - Russian Ambassador
Russia and Turkmenistan are not competitors in the field of gas supplies to China. This was stated by Russian Ambassador to Ashgabat Ivan Volynkin in an interview with TASS.
Trade turnover between Turkmenistan and China in the first half of the year increased by 12.3%
In the first six months of 2023, the trade turnover between Turkmenistan and China increased by 12.3% compared to the same period last year, amounting to about $5.55 billion, according to the General Administration of Customs of China.
The Presidents of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will discuss the prospects for cooperation at the summit in Ashgabat
Today, August 4, a summit of the heads of state of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will be held in Ashgabat. In the morning, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon arrived in the Turkmen capital, according to TDH.
The Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Belgium confirmed Ashgabat’s readiness to strengthen partnership with the EU in the field of energy
Ashgabat’s readiness to strengthen cooperation with the European Commission in the energy sector was announced by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to Belgium Sapar Palvanov at a meeting with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. This is reported by the website of the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan.