VOL. XLV

No 32

12-August-2002

CASPIAN

Turkmenistan Approves Ambitious 2002 Oil AndGas Program

Turkmenistans 2002oil and gas development program aims to increase the countrys oil and gasproduction to 270,000 b/d and 67.8BCM respectively, according to a report issuedby RPI Inc of Moscow. Turkmenistans crudeand condensate production averaged 160,000 b/d during 2001, while gas outputtotal around 46BCM (MEES, 4 March).The development program, which has been approved by Turkmen President Saparmurat...