In January-October 2021, Turkmenistan exported 54.9 thousand tons of aviation fuel to Georgia, Business Turkmenistan reports , citing Azerbaijan's Report agency.
At the same time, the total volume of aviation fuel supplied to Georgia amounted to 73.5 thousand tons, that is, Turkmenistan supplied about 74.7% of the total volume of aviation kerosene.
Thus, Turkmenistan has become a leader among the suppliers of aviation fuel to Georgia. Azerbaijan is on the second place (12 thousand tons), and on the third - Italy (10.5 thousand tons).
In January-October, Georgia increased the volume of purchased aviation fuel by 54.7% compared to the same period last year.
It is reported that Georgia also buys other types of oil products from Turkmenistan. In the first half of this year, 122.6 thousand tons of gasoline and diesel fuel were supplied to Georgia, which amounted to 23% of the total import of these products.
• On February 11, the head of the president dismissed Deputy Prime Minister Myratgeldi Meredov in charge of the oil and gas industry and appointed Shakhim Abdrakhmanov in his place . He was instructed to study new methods of managing the production of petroleum products at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries (TKNPZ), to organize the production of new types of petrochemical products and expand the routes of their entry to international markets.
• In April it became known that TKNPZ plans to produce jet fuel of the Jet A-1 brand - the European analogue of the TS-1 fuel produced by the enterprise. The company announced a corresponding tender on the 5th.
• On September 3, it was reported that the TKNPZ had taken measures to produce aviation gasoline imported for the An-2 aircraft ( popularly known as “corn workers” - ed. ). In the future, it is planned to fully supply the An-2 aircraft with domestic fuel, which are widely used in the agricultural industry, as well as export it to the countries of the region.
Source: Chronicles of Turkmenistan