BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 16. Turkmenistan's
Goturdepe oil field produced 717,240 tons of crude oil from the
beginning of 2026, exceeding its target by 11.5%.
This was announced in a report published in a press release
issued by Turkmennebit State Concern on September 5.
According to the report, the Goturdepenebit oil and gas
production department of the Nebitgazchykarysh trust exceeded its
production target by 74,169 tons.
The department's oil output increased by 5.4% compared with the
same period of 2025, the report said.
The Goturdepenebit department currently ranks second among
Turkmennebit's oil and gas production departments by crude oil
output.
"The Goturdepe and Demirgazik Goturdepe fields, where the
department’s oil workers are employed, are among the oldest and
largest in the country. Currently, daily oil production at this
field exceeds 3,400 metric tons," the report says.
The increase in oil production at Goturdepe appears to be part
of a longer-term effort to maintain output at one of Turkmenistan’s
mature fields rather than a sudden shift in production policy. The
field has been a focus of efforts to improve recovery from existing
wells, including cooperation with Russia’s Tatneft. In 2022,
Turkmennebit and Tatneft agreed on services to increase production
from 550 oil wells at Goturdepe.
A key element of the latest efforts is the wider use of gas-lift
technology. In 2026, a modern compressor station was commissioned
at the field, allowing more than 400 wells to be switched to gas
lift. The technology uses compressed associated gas to help bring
oil to the surface and can improve the productivity of existing
wells as natural reservoir pressure declines.
The production increase is also supported by new drilling. New
wells have been commissioned at Goturdepe, while drilling has
continued at the Eastern Goturdepe area, including work targeting
deeper oil-bearing formations. This combination of intensified
production from existing wells and expansion of the well stock
provides a relatively direct way to increase output from an
established field using existing infrastructure.
Trend’s analysis
shows that the latest figures therefore point more to a gradual
strengthening of production than a sharp jump. The department's
output in the first half of 2026 had already exceeded 610,000 tons,
indicating that the current result is part of an ongoing upward
trend. For Turkmenistan, maintaining production at Goturdepe also
allows the country to increase oil output through an established
production base, while making greater use of existing
infrastructure and technical expertise.
