Tajikistan has invited Russian companies to participate in the development of 22 promising oil and gas fields, as well as projects in oil and gas processing. The two countries plan to identify priority projects this year, with work expected to begin in 2026. This was announced by Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Daler Juma, during the International Energy Forum "EnergoProm".
"We have 22 promising oil and gas fields across the country. [With the Russian side] we discussed extraction and processing. <...> We plan to determine the priority fields this year. I believe that next year we will have more concrete steps for working on these fields," he said.
Juma highlighted that Tajikistan currently relies on Russia for most of its oil and gas imports. Developing new fields could help meet domestic demand and even open the possibility of exporting to southern markets.
At present, Tajikistan has 28 registered oil fields, with proven reserves exceeding 2 million tons. However, the country's annual production of 16,100 tons of oil falls short of refinery needs, making it dependent on imported crude.
Russia remains Tajikistan’s main supplier of petroleum products, delivering gasoline and diesel fuel on preferential terms, exempt from customs duties.
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Based on materials from TASS