UZBEKISTAN PLANS TO INCREASE GAS EXPORTS TO EUROPE

Uzbekistan is interested in increasing gas exports to Europe, councilor of the Uzbek Embassy in Ukraine Mr. Artikov said during the meeting with management of the Ukrainian enterprise VNIPITRANSGAS. At the moment, the Uzbek government is considering two options. The first project envisages reconstruction of existing gas pipeline system in Uzbekistan. The alternative opportunity is to export Uzbek gas via transit route through territories of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Turkey, Iran, and the Caspian Sea. Artikov noted that the Uzbek side was also interested in attraction of VNIPITRANSGAS specialist to implementation of feasibility studies for these projects. VNIPITRANSGAS is the largest Ukrainian institute presenting a wide range of services on projecting and engineering objects in the oil-and-gas sector. The specialists of the enterprise have participated in oil-and-gas projects in Ukraine, CIS, Caspian region and non-CIS states.