ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, April 16. The annual
volume of Turkmen natural gas transiting to China via Kazakhstan is
approximately 35 billion cubic meters, Alibek Zhamauov, Chairman of
the Board of JSC QazaqGaz, told reporters, Trend's special correspondent
reports
He made the remark during an international scientific and
practical conference titled “Turkmenistan - People's Republic of
China: 20 Years of Strategic Cooperation in the Gas Sector.”
The head of the national company highlighted the strategic role
of the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan-China (TUK) gas pipeline.
According to him, in addition to Turkmen gas, Uzbekistan and
Kazakhstan each supply an additional 5 billion cubic meters of gas
annually via this route.
“Today, we export about 5 billion cubic meters of gas. Of
course, we would like to increase export volumes, but specific
figures for potential growth have not yet been determined, as the
market situation changes daily,” Alibek Zhamauov emphasized.
Regarding cooperation with Azerbaijan, the chairman of the board
of QazaqGaz noted the successful experience in the oil sector.
“We export approximately 1.5 million tons of oil via the Caspian
Sea to Azerbaijan, where it is then fed into the
Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan pipeline. We would be happy to cooperate with
Azerbaijan in the gas sector as well,” he explained.
