TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 24. The volume of natural gas production in Uzbekistan amounted to 26.1 billion cubic meters from January through July 2024, Trend reports.
According to the data from Uzbekistan's Statistics Agency, this figure shows a 4.9 percent decline year-on-year (27.4 billion cubic meters in January–July 2023).
At the same time, the volume of produced gas condensate reached 725,700 tons from January through July 2024. This indicator has increased by 2.5 percent compared to the same period last year (707,500 tons in January–July 2023).
To note, Uzbekistan has launched the construction of a gas chemical complex in its Karakul free economic zone, and this complex will be the first plant in Uzbekistan to operate using methanol-to-olefins (MTO) technology.
The total amount of investment in the project will be $5 billion. The project will implement advanced technologies from the US, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Italy, and China.