Türkmennebit

Türkmennebit (alternatively spelled Turkmennebit), also known by the translation of the name as Turkmenoil (in English) or Turkmenneft (in Russian; Туркменнебит), is the national oil company of Turkmenistan. It was established by a presidential decree reorganising parts of the former Ministry of Oil and Gas in July 1996, and has its headquarters in Ashgabat.[1] The chairman of the company is Guychgeldi Baygeldiyev.[2][3] The main oil fields operated by Türkmennebit are Goturdepe, Barsa-gelmez, Nebitdag, Körpeje, Gamyşlyja, Çeleken and Kemer, mainly in Balkan Province near the Caspian Sea.[4][5][6]

Türkmennebit
TypeState-owned
IndustryOil
PredecessorBalkanneftegazprom (Nebitdag)
Founded1 July 1996 (1996-07-01)
Headquarters
Ashgabat
,
Turkmenistan
Key people
Guychgeldi Baygeldiyev (Chairman)
ProductsPetroleum, petrol, and related
Websiteturkmennebit.gov.tm
Oil drilling rig on the Cheleken Peninsula, Balkan Province, Turkmenistan

Methane Emissions

In May 2023 the Guardian published a report, blaming Turkmenistan in general and Turkmenoil in particular to be the worst in the world for methane super emitting. The greenhouse gas was emitted in large amounts from flare stacks that had been extinguished and from a few pipeline leaks. Researchers suspected continuous flaring had been stopped to prevent conflicts with Turkmenistans laws and replaced by venting, which is also illegal, but much harder to detect. The data collected by Kayrros researchers indicate that two large fossil fuel fields leaked 2.6m and 1.8m tonnes of methane in 2022 alone, pumping the CO2 equivalent of 366m tonnes into the atmosphere, surpassing the annual CO2 emissions of the United Kingdom for 2022.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Central office of Turkmenneft state concern to move to Ashgabat". Turkmenistan.ru. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  2. "Назначен глава Госконцерна "Туркменнефть"" (in Russian). Turkmenportal. 8 February 2020.
  3. "Президент Туркменистана произвел кадровые перестановки в правительстве" (in Russian). Orient. 7 February 2020.
  4. "Drilling of first ultra deep well completed at Eastern Cheleken field in Turkmenistan's west". Turkmenistan.ru. 2005-11-28. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  5. "New powerful inflow of oil obtained in Turkmen Caspian shelf". Turkmenistan.ru. 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  6. "New oil field - Kemer - opened in southwest of Turkmenistan". Turkmenistan.ru. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2013-04-25.
  7. "'Mind-boggling' methane emissions from Turkmenistan revealed". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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