One of the key topics of the briefing by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Turkmenistan Ji Shumin, held in Ashgabat on March 27, was the results and prospects of cooperation between the two countries in the oil and gas sector, which has remained the foundation of bilateral relations for decades, according to "Turkmenistan: Golden Age”.

As of March 1, 2026, the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline has delivered approximately 460 billion cubic meters of natural gas to China. This was stated by Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in an interview with the Chinese television channel CGTN during a recent friendly visit to China.

On March 12, a meeting with a delegation from Orient Petroleum Inc., led by CEO Kamran Ahmad, was held at the Embassy of Turkmenistan in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Turkmenistan produced 76,527.1 million cubic meters of natural gas and 8,382,300 tons of oil in 2025. These figures were announced by Dovletgeldi Amanmuhammedov, Chairman of the State Statistics Committee, at an expanded government meeting on February 13, where the country's socioeconomic development results for 2025 were discussed, TDH reports.

On February 3, Turkmenistan's Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met with Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology of the United Arab Emirates and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), in Dubai, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry reported.

Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and Indian Secretary for Western Affairs Sibi George emphasized the importance of mutual meetings and visits at the highest political level, according to a January 21 posting on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

Employees of the Turkmenbashi Complex of Oil Refineries of the State Concern Turkmennebit completed 2025 with strong production results. Over the past year, employees of the Turkmenbashi refinery demonstrated high efficiency in processing hydrocarbon feedstock and producing high-quality petroleum products.

Following the arrival of Turkmen gas to Türkiye in early March, relations between the two countries in the field of energy are deepening. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, who held talks in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, met with President of the People's Assembly of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov and President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhammedov.

On Sunday, March 30, a telephone conversation took place between the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Hero-Arkadag Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan, TDH reports.

The state and prospects of the Turkmen-American trade and economic partnership were discussed on Thursday during a telephone conversation between President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the head of the Turkmenistan-US Business Council Eric Stewart, the state news agency TDH reports.

At the Economic Chamber of Austria in Vienna, a meeting of the delegation of Turkmenistan with representatives of the Austrian business community was held, at which opportunities for cooperation in the oil and gas sector were discussed, Turkmenistan habarlar portal (THP) reports.

Negotiations on natural gas trade between Türkiye and Turkmenistan, which started in 1998, reached a conclusion after 27 years. BOTAŞ and Turkmengaz reached an agreement on the supply of Turkmen gas to Türkiye. With the agreement, deliveries are planned to start as of March 1, 2025.

Issues of expanding bilateral relations in the political-diplomatic, trade-economic and cultural-humanitarian spheres were discussed at a meeting on March 16 between Vice-Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Rashid Meredov and Prime Minister, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Foreign Ministry of our country reports.

On March 12, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the European Commissioner for International Partnership Jozef Sikela, who arrived in Turkmenistan on a visit, the Foreign Ministry of Turkmenistan reports.

During a telephone conversation on March 5, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the Prime Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani discussed the supply of Turkmen natural gas to Iraq through Iran under the swap scheme, TDH reports.

During a telephone conversation on March 5, the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the Prime Minister of Iraq Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani discussed the supply of Turkmen natural gas to Iraq through Iran under the swap scheme, TDH reports.

As part of the working visit of the delegation of Turkmenistan to Turkey, the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Turkish Commission on Economic Cooperation was held in Ankara on February 24-25, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reported today.

The development of bilateral cooperation was discussed at a meeting on February 21 between the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and the Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Presidential Administration of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who arrived in our country on a visit, TDH reports.

Over the 25-year period of cooperation, Dragon Oil (UAE) has invested about 10 billion US dollars in the development of oil and gas fields in Turkmenistan and produced 447 million barrels of hydrocarbons. This was reported in an interview with the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper by the company's CEO Ali Al Jarwan.