Türkmengaz

Türkmengaz is the national gas company of Turkmenistan. It was established by a presidential decree reorganising parts of the former Ministry of Oil and Gas in July 1996. From January to November 2020, Türkmengaz had US$4.13bn in revenue.[1] It is the largest gas company in Central Asia. The chairman of the company, with rank of minister of state, is Batyr Amangeldiýewiç Amanow.[2][3]

In 2018, Türkmengaz opened the Kiyanly petrochemical complex for production of polymers. It has the capacity to produce 381,000 tonnes of polyethylene and 81,000 tonnes of polypropylene per year.[4]

See also

  • Economy of Turkmenistan § Natural gas
  • Malai Gas Field
  • Türkmennebit

References

  1. GRRR.nl. Oil and Gas Benchmark Benchmark World Benchmarking Alliance, retrieved 2022-06-02^
  2. Назначен новый руководитель Госконцерна «Türkmengaz» Электронная газета "Золотой век", 3 July 2020^
  3. Turkmenistan: Guess WHO's coming to dinner eurasianet.org, retrieved 2022-06-02^
  4. TurkmenGaz's Kiyanly chemical complex achieves full production rates www.ogj.com, 27 August 2020, retrieved 2022-06-03^