TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 24. Uzbekistan has produced 35.1 billion cubic meters of gas from January through September 2023, Trend reports.
As per Uzbekistan’s State Statistics Committee, the decline in natural gas production accelerated as the recorded number reflects an 11.43 percent or a 3.6 billion cubic meters decrease compared to the same period last year.
Uzbekistan's gas production has reached 31.3 billion cubic meters from January through August 2023, which is 9.4 percent less compared to the same period last year.
Moreover, on Oct. 7, 2023, Russian gas supply to Uzbekistan was launched via Kazakhstan. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev noted that the launch of this gas transportation corridor is of strategic importance.
"Firstly, this is an important factor in the energy security of our country and the entire region. Secondly, the supply will provide for additional volumes of gas for the uninterrupted supply of carbon to economic sectors and the population," he noted.
Gazprom also signed an agreement with Kazakhstan’s QazaqGaz to provide services for the transportation of Russian natural gas through Kazakhstan for consumers in Uzbekistan.
The two-year agreement assumes a supply volume of 9 million cubic meters per day, almost 2.8 billion cubic meters per year.