The Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources of Turkmenistan ( tk, Türkmenistanyň Nebit we Gaz ministrligi) is a former

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Turkmenistan Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country located in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north, east and northeast, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the sout ...

. It was in charge of regulating activities in the oil and gas industry, petrochemical production, and transportation of hydrocarbons. The structure of this ministry included the State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources under the

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. Both the ministry and the state agency were abolished in July 2016. The functions of the former ministry and state agency were divided between the deputy chairman for oil and gas of the

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and two state corporations (concerns), Turkmengaz and Türkmennebit, both of which report to the deputy chairman.

History

It was established on April 23, 1993 under the name of the Ministry of Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan. In 1996, it was transformed into the Ministry of Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources. It was then renamed to the Ministry of Oil and Gas on January 8, 2016. That July, it was abolished, with the distribution of functions of the ministry going to the Cabinet of Ministers.

Subordinate organizations

* Turkmengaz * Türkmennebit * Türkmenhimiýa * Türkmengeologiýa * Türkmennebitgazgurluşyk * Turkmenbashy Oil Refinery

References

{{authority control Oil and Mineral Resources Turkmenistan, Oil and Mineral Resources Energy in Turkmenistan 1991 establishments in Turkmenistan Energy ministries