OREANDA-NEWS. January 18, 2010. “The historic events that took place in the Turkmen land in 2009 vividly testified to achievement of energy security and its implementation and went down in the world history,” the document says. “Through the efforts to diversify the system of transit of gas to world markets the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline, which is called ‘the energy bridge of XXI century’, was launched with the participation of the leaders of four states. This event will go down in history of the Turkmen people as the greatest accomplishment of the epoch.”

With a view to solemnly celebrating this unforgettable event in the modern history of the Turkmen nation, using oil and gas as a national wealth as well as honouring diligent and selfless labour of courageous oil and gas industry workers and geologists the Turkmen leader enacted to establish Day of Oil and Gas Industry Workers and Geologists and celebrate it each year on December 14.