Malai is a
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
field located in
Lebap Province of
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 ...
, on the left bank of
Amu Darya River. It has been developed since the 1970s.
The field is currently operated by
Türkmengaz
Türkmengaz is the national gas company of Turkmenistan. From January to November 2020, Türkmengaz had US$4.13bn in revenue. It is the largest gas company in Central Asia. The chairman of the company, with rank of minister of state, is Batyr Ama ...
. Production from Malai field contributes to the overall volume of gas transported via
Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline.
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See also
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Saman-Depe Gas Field
Saman-Depe Gas Field is a large natural gas field located in Lebap Province of Turkmenistan. The field belongs to contractual territory Bagtyyarlyk,
a group of several fields on the right bank of Amu Darya River the maximum output of which is es ...
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Bagtyýarlyk
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Central Asia – China gas pipeline
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Ýolöten Gas Field
The Galkynysh Gas Field, formerly known as Iolotan gas field or South Yolotan – Osman field, is a large natural gas field near Ýolöten in Mary Province of Turkmenistan. It is the world's second-largest gas field.
History
The discovery of th ...
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Dauletabad gas field
The Dauletabad Gas Field (also Döwletabat, Dauletabad-Donmez, and until 1991 known as Sovietabad) is a large natural gas field located in Mary, Mary province, Turkmenistan. It is located in the vicinity of the Turkmenistan–Iran border, and is na ...
References
Natural gas fields in Turkmenistan
Energy in Central Asia
Natural gas fields in the Soviet Union
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