Petroleum engineers are in Turkmenistan laying the groundwork for a plan to curb the nation’s giant methane emissions with potential help from the US government, Bloomberg (USA) reports.
The technical experts are working closely with state-owned oil and gas company officials to study the source of emissions and potential methods for stemming them as they prepare for future site visits.
"Any deal to curb Turkmenistan’s vast methane emissions would be a significant climate victory."
Turkmenistan and the United States agreed in May to form a working group in this area and develop a joint investment plan.
Turkmenistan has joined the Global Methane Pledge, led by the United States and the European Union. The agreement includes more than 150 nations that have promised to reduce global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas 30% by the end of this decade from 2020 levels.
Methane that leaks from coal, oil, and fossil gas production amounts to about one-third of human methane emissions – the rest is agriculture, waste and other streams.
Turkmenistan is a key supplier of natural gas in the region, purchased by China, Russia, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.
President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai (UAE), stressed that the national fuel and energy complex "is working hard to reduce emissions by increasing the utilisation of associated petroleum gas and reducing losses of natural gas during its transportation".
Eziz Boyarov
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