09:21, 14 May 2009 | GMT +5
Tashkent hosts Intl conference on oil and sector problems
TASHKENT. May 14. KAZINFORM /Rassul Bakhamov/ International exhibition Oil and gas of Uzbekistan – OGU 2009 started yesterday in Tashkent. Experts and scientists from 30 counties are taking part in it. Representatives of the ministries and departments of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and European countries made reports on the first day of the forum.

The reporters shared their views on the current situation in production and transportation of oil and gas from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan amid the global financial crisis.
In his speech Vice President of KazMunaiGaz NC JSC Daniyar Berlibayev pointed out importance of oil and gas sector for the country?s economy and successful cooperation with the Uzbek and Turkmen partners. Kazakhstan transits natural gas from Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan by Central Asia-Centre and Bukhara-Ural systems. The main partner is Gazprom.
Over the last three years KMG has invested around USD 800 mln in construction of new lines of Central Asia-Centre and Bukhara-Ural systems for ensuring stable transit of gas.