Turkmen-Tatar Fuel and Energy Co-operation Takes Concrete Shape
OREANDA-NEWS. June 19, 2008. Co-operation between Turkmenistan and the largest region of the Russian Federation – the Republic of Tatarstan is entering the practical stage. On these days the delegation of the Tatneft Public Corporation led by Director General Shafagat Tahautdinov visits Turkmenistan. The package of the company’s proposals to further partnership were thoroughly discussed during the talks between the Tatar partners and the senior officials of the national oil and gas industry departments, the Turkmennebit State Concern in particular.
During the talks in Ashgabat and at the Turkmennebit State Concern headquarters in Balkanabat the guests focused on the profound potential of the Turkmen market, the most-favored nation treatment created for foreign business and expressed keen interest in enhancing collaboration in the oil and gas sector. As is known the partners had set forth their intentions to develop partnership in this sphere in the special protocol signed in January, 2008 upon concluding the talks held during the visit of the Tatar governmental delegation to Turkmenistan.
The representatives of Russia’s largest company specialized in exploration, prospecting and well drilling, oil-field construction and oil production and refining have brought special-purpose equipment, which will be tested in the western oil fields, to Turkmenistan. The suites of oil production equipment and subsurface pumps and other will be put to the preliminary field tests in the Goturdepe field till the end of June.
Introducing progressive science intensive technologies is a priority of the long-term programme on oil and gas industry development. In this regard, the Tatar partners’ profound expertise and innovation potential, high-technology productive services provide the vast opportunities for enhancing partnership considered by both countries of paramount importance.
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