BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 26. Turkmenistan
exceeded its fuel production targets in January-May 2026, with
gasoline output fulfilled at 110%, Trend reports via the press service of the
Turkmen government.
The figures were presented by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of
Ministers Guvanch Agadjanov during a government meeting chaired by
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and dedicated to the country's
economic performance over the first five months of the year.
At the same time, the country’s diesel fuel production output
stood at 110.4% of planned volume for the first five months of
2026, while lubricating oils’ at 124.1%.
Turkmenistan’s downstream oil sector is centered around
Turkmennebit State Concern, which operates the country’s two main
refineries - the Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries in Balkan
region and the Seydi Oil Refinery in Lebap region. The Turkmenbashi
refinery, with a design capacity of over 10 million tons of crude
oil per year, produces a wide range of petroleum products,
including gasoline, diesel fuel, lubricants, polypropylene,
bitumen, and liquefied gas, with a significant share of output
exported to regional and Asian markets, including China, Türkiye,
and Afghanistan.
The Seydi refinery, with a capacity of around 6 million tons per
year, specializes in processing oil and gas condensate into light
petroleum products and plays a key role in supplying domestic
demand in eastern Turkmenistan. In recent years, both refineries
have undergone modernization programs aimed at introducing deeper
processing technologies and expanding output of higher-value fuels,
including gasoline and diesel, while improving export
competitiveness and environmental standards.
