Turkmenistan sees rise in oil output
Oil-extracting enterprises of Turkmenistan's 'Turkmennebit' ('Turkmenoil') state concern produced more than 1.26 million tons of oil since early 2016, the oil and gas ministry of Turkmenistan reported.
Of the specified amount, the volume of oil sent for processing was 687,000 tons more than in the first quarter of 2015, according to the message.
Currently, the state concern operates about three dozen fields, including more than 600 oil fields, as well as oil and gas deposits, which are at different stages of development.
In recent years, the 'Turkmennebit' launched a large-scale geological and exploration work at the field 'Northern Goturdepe' on the Turkmen shelf of the Caspian Sea.
---
Follow us on Twitter @AzerNewsAz
Here we are to serve you with news right now. It does not cost much, but worth your attention.
Choose to support open, independent, quality journalism and subscribe on a monthly basis.
By subscribing to our online newspaper, you can have full digital access to all news, analysis, and much more.
You can also follow AzerNEWS on Twitter @AzerNewsAz or Facebook @AzerNewsNewspaper
Thank you!