VOL. XLIV

No. 03

15-January-2001

CASPIAN

Turkmenistan Produces 47BCM Of Natural Gas During 2000, 7.1Mn Tons Of Crude

Turkmenistan produced 47bn cubic meters (BCM) of natural gas during 2000, compared to 22.8BCM in 1999 the Turkmen state news agency reported on 8 January. Crude production amounted to 7.1mn tons (142,000 b/d) in 2000, compared to 7.3mn tons in 1999. The increase in natural gas production was attributed to a sharp rise in exports to countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU), which...