A solemn ceremony dedicated to the completion of the first phase of construction of a jack-up drilling rig, Super M2-100 series, was held at the Red Barricades Shipyard (Astrakhan region, Russia) on 31 May. The rig named “Caspian driller” is to be used in the Turkmen shelf of the Caspian Sea. It was ordered by Singapore-Chinese company “Yantai Raflz Sims” and “Dragon Oil” from the UAE.

Over ten billion cubic metres of Turkmen ‘blue fuel’ have been supplied to the People’s Republic of China since the Trans-Asian gas pipeline from Turkmenistan to China was put into operation. The leading news agencies all over the world reported this fact that testified to a steady increase in natural gas exports from the richest deposits in Turkmenistan to China.

Belavia airline will launch a regular flight between Minsk and Ashgabat on 14 December 2010. According to the official website of the Belarusian air carrier, flights to the capital of Turkmenistan will be carried out once a week on Tuesdays, with return flights on Wednesdays.

The Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan held an international tender to select a contractor to introduce a system of e-documentation turnover in the medical institutions of Ashgabat.