Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, April 20 / Trend H. Hasanov /
International Gas Forums of Turkmenistan on the development of strategic industries are scheduled for 2011 in Singapore and in 2012 in Germany.
According to official Turkmen source, the organizers include - Turkmengaz State Concern and the British company Summit Trade Events Ltd.
Turkmenistan managed to enter the alternative routes in 2010, for the past six months gas pipeline to China and additional branch to Iran were put into operation here. At the same time, in early 2010, export to Russia, stopped in April 2009, was resumed.
Turkmenistan, according to BP's report on natural gas reserves ranks fourth the after Russia, Iran and Qatar in the world.
The forums discuss projects such as additional pipeline to Russia (the Caspian Sea - through Kazakhstan), to Europe (Nabucco - via the Caspian Sea through Azerbaijan) and India (the Trans-Afghan through Pakistan).