Native name | "Türkmengaz" Döwlet Konserni |
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Company type | State-owned |
Industry | Natural gas |
Founded | 1 July 1996citation needed] | [
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Batyr Amanov (Chairman) |
Products | Natural gas |
Revenue | US$ 4.13 billion (Jan–Nov 2020) |
Number of employees | ≈20,000 (2020) |
Website |
turkmengaz |
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 in 2018 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]