Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 41

12-Oct-2009

CASPIAN

Turkmen Gas Exports To Russia To Resume Around End-October

Natalia Timakova, press secretary to Russias President Dmitry Medvedev, announced on 7 October that Russia and Turkmenistan had agreed on the resumption of gas supplies following a mid-September visit by Mr Medvedev to Ashgabat. Turkmen supplies are expected to reach the Russian gas grid around the end of October, with volumes for 4Q09 expected to amount to 10-20 bcm. Gazprom...