President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov presented government awards to the workers who had achieved the best results in construction of the East-West gas pipeline. The opening ceremony of the East-West gas pipeline took place in Belek, Balkan Velayat.

In a solemn atmosphere, the Turkmen leader presented government awards to fifteen workers for their worthy contribution to the development of Turkmenistan’s fuel and energy sector and the enhancement of the economic strength of the Motherland.

The new gas pipeline that has the length of 733 kilometres and the capacity to supply 30 billion cubic metres per year stretches from the Shatlyk gas compressor station in Mary Velayat to the Belek gas compressor station in the Caspian Sea region.

The importance of the East-West gas pipeline goes beyond national boundaries; this project is designed to encourage international energy cooperation, considering that new regions and areas will join the boundaries of exports of Turkmen hydrocarbons in the future. The pipeline will allow transporting significant amounts of gas from the largest gas fields of the country to export points in existing and prospective directions.