Turkmenistan appears to be implementing an eastern strategy in order to export natural gas to the West.
Ashgabat has traditionally shipped most of its gas to Russia, but a long-lasting pricing dispute has severely strained the two countries’ special energy relationship. [For background see the Eurasia Insight archive].
In early December, Turkmenistan inaugurated an export route to China - a momentous export-diversification move. And on December 30, Ashgabat took the first step toward possibly upping its export volume to Western Europe countries by awarding $9.7 billion in contracts to develop the South Yolotan gas field.
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