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Turkmenistan’s state oil concern “Türkmennebit” surpassed its oil production plan by 7.1% in the first quarter of 2025, achieving a fulfilment rate of 107.1%.
Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Batyr Amanov announced the figures during a government meeting chaired by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov via digital platform, according to the State News Agency of Turkmenistan.
The report highlighted positive trends across Turkmenistan’s fuel and energy sector. Oil refining also met 107.1% of its target, gasoline production 102%, diesel fuel 100.8%, polypropylene 100.1%, and lubricants 100.4%. Notably, liquefied gas production saw a growth rate of 117.9%, while natural and associated gas output exceeded plans by 4.8%.
President Berdimuhamedov underscored the strategic importance of boosting oil and gas output and hydrocarbon exports. He instructed Amanov to ensure efficient use of existing production capacities and to intensify drilling operations in prospective regions.
An agreement between Iran and the U.S. to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is expected "soon," a U.S. official has said. The deal would result in the resumption of commercial shipping through the sea passage and the lifting of an American naval blockade on Iranian ports.
A deal on a new route for vessels through the Strait of Hormuz is "very close," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said, while warning that the reopening of the waterway depends on the U.S. meeting other conditions, including paying compensation to Iran.
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Iran is moving to ratify a long-delayed agreement governing the Caspian Sea, as Tehran seeks closer economic cooperation with neighbouring states while facing heightened security concerns and mounting pressure on its economy.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that soaring fertiliser prices could threaten Afghanistan’s 2027 wheat harvest despite favourable growing conditions, appealing for $38.3 million to support farmers before planting.
Kazakhstan has released an Amur tiger into the wild for the first time in more than 70 years, marking the beginning of a long-term effort to restore the species to its historic range in Central Asia.
Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan remarked upon progress made towards normalising relations between Baku and Yerevan in a phone call on the first anniversary of the Washington peace summit.
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