BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 22. Companies from Malta and the UAE purchased a large batch of low-sulfur fuel oil through the State Commodity and Raw Material Exchange of Turkmenistan, Trend reports.
According to official data, companies from Malta and the UAE purchased 100,000 tons of low-sulfur fuel oil on the stock exchange at a price of $394.75 per ton. The total amount of transactions amounted to $39.4 million.
At the same time, according to the exchange, businessmen from Afghanistan purchased 10,000 tons of various types of ECO-93 brand gasoline for a total amount of $6.4 million.
Turkmenistan ranks among the world's leading countries in terms of oil and gas reserves. The country pays great attention to the construction of oil and gas processing plants, as well as the export of energy resources to world markets.
The State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan was established on July 29, 1994. It is the most important body of state regulation of export-import operations.
