31st “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – OGT 2026” conference and exhibition opens in Ashgabat with over 1,700 delegates from 75 countries

The 31st International Conference and Exhibition “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – OGT 2026” opened in Ashgabat on October 21. According to co-organiser Turkmen Energy Forum (TEF), more than 1,700 delegates from 75 countries, representing 450 companies, registered to attend.

The exhibition is held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, where companies show equipment, technologies and engineering solutions for the oil and gas industry. For the first time there is a national pavilion of Malaysia, with more than 20 Malaysian companies presenting their developments.

The conference agenda covers the development of the Galkynysh gas field, the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, cooperation in the Caspian region, natural gas processing and the growth of the oil and gas chemical industry. On October 22 the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) will hold a roundtable on workforce development for the energy sector of the future.

According to official Turkmen media, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, in a message to the participants, named diversifying export routes, developing an extensive pipeline network and strengthening logistics capacity as priorities of the country's energy policy. The message noted that the fourth phase of industrial development at Galkynysh began in April and that construction of the Serhetabat–Herat section of TAPI is nearing completion.