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Turkey to build natural gas plant in Turkmenistan, says minister
Turkey will build a natural gas power plant and explore for oil and natural gas in Turkmenistan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi G ler has said.
Fact Sheet on Turkmenistan: Still Closed and Still Repressive
The death in December 2006 of Turkmenistan's authoritarian ruler, president-for-life Saparmurad Niazov led to unprecedented interest in this gas-rich Central Asian country from the European Union, Unites States ...
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US diplomat says trans-Caspian pipeline viable
A senior U.S. diplomat says a Western-backed gas pipeline from energy-rich Turkmenistan across the Caspian Sea to the European market remains a viable proposition despite the emergence of rival routes linking ...
Russian busy with intense Central Asia diplomacy
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister Valdimir Putin and First Deputy Prime Minister Vikto Zubkov respectively visited Tajikstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan from August 29 to September 2. During ...
Energy minister visiting Caspian energy producers
Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi G ler is paying visits to the two major energy-producing nations in the Caspian Basin, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan, for official talks, amid heated relations ...
Reports: Russia, Uzbekistan to build gas pipeline
Russia and Uzbekistan are to build a new natural gas pipeline across Uzbekistan, strengthening Russia's bid to establish control over Central Asian gas exports to the West.
Russian Gubkin Oil and Gas University opens branch in Turkmenistan
A branch of the Russian Gubkin State Oil and Gas University has opened in Turkmenistan.
Iran ready to help restore Abil-Kheir tomb
Iran is prepared to help with the renovation of the tomb of Shaikh Abu-Saeed Abil-Kheir in Meyhaneh, Turkmenistan, the Iranian ambassador to Ashgabat told MNA.
Chinese president arrives in Ashgabat for state visit
Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Ashgabat Thursday for a state visit to Turkmenistan to push forward the friendly and cooperative ties between China and Turkmenistan.
China, Turkmenistan reaffirm lasting relations
Their ties stretch back to ancient times, when the Silk Road facilitated the close links between the two countries.
First Russian national exhibition opens in Turkmenistan
The first Russian national exhibition "Economic growth and mutually advantageous partnership" opens on Thursday in Turkmenistan.
Michael Totten is in Georgia, and he has filed a long, excellent dispatch from Tbilisi that puts the present conflict into the context of Georgian history going back to the breakup of the Soviet Union, and of ...
Research and Markets: Introducing an Incisive Collection of Ten Key Articles, 'Gas - In Focus'
Research and Markets: Introducing an Incisive Collection of Ten Key Articles, "Gas - In Focus" © Business Wire 2008 2008-08-22 17:23:02 - www.researchandmarkets.com - Research and Markets has announced the ...
Gonband-e Kavus hosts Iran and Turkmenistan literary meeting
On Wednesday, an Iran and Turkmenistan literary meeting was held in the city of Gonbad-e Kavus, which is located in the northeastern Iranian province of Golestan.
His Majesty King Abdullah on Thursday started a visit to Russia as part of a several-day European tour which includes Turkmenistan and France.
Power and Water Cuts Threaten Tourist Zone
In the first two weeks of August, a series of worrying reports came from the Balkan region that cuts to electricity and drinking water supplies were becoming increasingly frequent, making life hard for locals ...
Since the death of Turkmenistan's "president for life" Saparmurat "Turkmenbashi" Niyazov on December 21, 2006, energy companies from both East and West have been falling over themselves to get a piece of the ...
President Calls for Improved Road Safety
At an August 6 meeting of the State Security Council, Turkmen president Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov criticised the work of the State Road Supervision Service - ' the department tasked with ensuring road safety - ...
In Fact, Baku-Tbilisi-Jeihan Pipeline Is Not Accurately Protected
Date : Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:41:11 +0500 IN FACT, BAKU-TBILISI-JEIHAN PIPELINE IS NOT ACCURATELY PROTECTED PanARMENIAN.Net 07.08.2008 GMT+04:00 The present and future possible explosions may strike the Nabucco ...
CNH Lands Big Order in Turkmenistan
CNH Lands Big Order in Turkmenistan On July 31, Turkmenistan has agreed to purchase 700 new Case tractors, 300 of which will be delivered by the end of March 2009.