Gas Production In Uzbekistan Continues To Decline
Date
7/24/2024 3:12:32 PM
(MENAFN- AzerNews)
By Alimat Aliyeva
In the first half of 2024, Uzbekistan reduced natural gas
production by 1.2 billion cubic meters, Azernews
reports.
22.3 billion cubic meters of natural fuel were produced in
January-June, while in the first half of 2023, the volume of gas
production in the country amounted to 23.5 billion cubic
meters.
According to the information service of Uzbekneftegaz JSC, 43
wells were drilled in the first six months of this year. In order
to study the gas prospects of deep Jurassic deposits in the
territory of Ustyurt, for the first time in the history of the
Uzbek gas industry, the final stage of drilling is underway at a
depth of 5500-6500 meters at the Nizhny Surgil, Sarizhol and
Western Nizhny Surgil fields.
Four gas pretreatment units have been built and put into
operation. To ensure the stability of natural gas transportation,
56.4 km of gas pipeline has been built.
In January-June, 846.7 thousand tons of hydrocarbon raw
materials were processed in the country, about 526 thousand tons of
gasoline and 307.6 thousand tons of diesel fuel were produced. Over
333 thousand tons of liquefied natural gas were produced during
this period, which is 9.7 percent higher than the projected volume,
the report says.
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