Ashgabat, 23 October. Turkmenistan expects to produce about 80bn cubic metres of gas in 2026 and keep that level in 2027, exporting about 40bn cubic metres a year to China and Uzbekistan, Maksat Babayev, chairman of the Turkmengaz state concern, told a press conference after the Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan 2026 conference.
"Gas production by the Turkmengaz state concern in 2026 is expected at 80bn cubic metres, and in 2027 also about 80bn cubic metres," Babayev said. Turkmenistan produced 76.5bn cubic metres in 2025 and 39.1bn in the first half of 2026. Oil output, according to Vekilmukhammet Ussayev, deputy chairman of the Turkmennebit state concern, is expected at 8m tonnes in 2026 and 2027, against 8.38m tonnes in 2025.
What it means: Turkmenistan is not increasing gas output but holding it at about 80bn cubic metres, half of which it exports to China and Uzbekistan.
Who benefits: Buyers — China and Uzbekistan — get stable supplies.
Background: Turkmenistan ranks fourth in the world by proven gas reserves after Russia, Iran and Qatar.
List of sources used: InfoTEK
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