BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 13. Turkmenistan exceeded the production plan for the extraction of natural and associated gas for 2022, Trend reports with reference to the Turkmen media.
This was announced by Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Shakhym Abdrakhmanov at an expanded meeting of the government held on February 10.
According to him, during the reporting period, the plan for the extraction of natural and associated gas in Turkmenistan was exceeded by 12.7 percent, and the plan for the production of liquefied gas - by 5.1 percent.
Furthermore, the Deputy Chairman noted that in 2022 the plan for the export of natural gas was exceeded by 22.8 percent, and the plan for the development of investments in this area - by 5.5 percent.
During the meeting, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov dismissed Shakhym Abdrakhmanov from his post in connection with the transition to another job. The head of state appointed Ashirguly Begliyev as Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers on oil and gas issues, relieving him of the post of Adviser to the President of Turkmenistan on oil and gas issues.