Türkmengaz is the national gas company of Turkmenistan. It was established by a presidential decree reorganising parts of the former Ministry of Oil and Gas in July 1996. From January to November 2020, Türkmengaz had US$4.13bn in revenue.[1] It is the largest gas company in Central Asia. The chairman of the company, with rank of minister of state, is Batyr Amangeldiýewiç Amanow.[2][3]

Türkmengaz State Concern
Native name
"Türkmengaz" Döwlet Konserni
Company typeState-owned
IndustryNatural gas
Founded1 July 1996 (1996-07-01)[citation needed]
Headquarters,
Key people
Batyr Amanov (Chairman)
ProductsNatural gas
RevenueUS$ 4.13 billion (Jan–Nov 2020)
Number of employees
≈20,000 (2020)
Websiteturkmengaz.gov.tm

In 2018 Türkmengaz opened the Kiyanly (Turkmen: Gyýanly) petrochemical complex for production of polymers. It has the capacity to produce 381,000 tonnes of polyethylene and 81,000 tonnes of polypropylene per year.[4]

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  1. ^ GRRR.nl. "Oil and Gas Benchmark Benchmark". World Benchmarking Alliance. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  2. ^ "Назначен новый руководитель Госконцерна «Türkmengaz»" (in Russian). Электронная газета "Золотой век". 3 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Turkmenistan: Guess WHO's coming to dinner | Eurasianet". eurasianet.org. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  4. ^ "TurkmenGaz's Kiyanly chemical complex achieves full production rates". www.ogj.com. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
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