Turkmenbashi

Turkmenbashi

or

Türkmenbaşy

(tûrk'mənbä`shē), formerly

Krasnovodsk

(krəsnəvôtsk`), city (1991 pop. 59,500), W Turkmenistan, on the Krasnovodsk Gulf of the Caspian Sea. It is the western terminus of oil and natural gas pipelines and of the Trans-Caspian RR, which links the Caspian region with central Asia. An oil-refining center, the city also is a transshipment point for agricultural produce. The city was founded in 1869. A small naval base is there; a large modern port opened in 2018.
References in periodicals archiveThe highway runs along the route Zhetybay--Zhanaozen--Kenderli -- border with the Republic of Turkmenistan (Turkmenbashi), reports Kazavtozhol, the Kazakhstan's national operator for road management.Kazakhstan upgrades the highway to the border with TurkmenistanA meeting between Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) HadiSoleimanpour was held in Turkmenistan's Turkmenbashi city,Trendreports referring to the Turkmen Foreign Ministry.Economic Cooperation Organization ready to expand co-op with TurkmenistanPrime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin paid a working visit to Turkmenbashi to participate in the I Caspian Economic Forum in Turkmenistan, his press service said.Prime Minister of Kazakhstan participates in I Caspian Economic Forum in TurkmenistanRussian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will take part in the first Caspian Economic Forum to be held in Turkmenbashi city on August 12, 2019, Trend reports referring to the Russian government.PM Abylgaziev receives Russian Ambassador UdovichenkoThe two state-owned oil refineries, the Seidi (Chardhzou) and Turkmenbashi plants, have a combined capacity of 237,000 b/d.Turkmenistan's Refining, Chemical & Related Industrial BaseOn June 29, 2009, the first batch of crude oil produced at the Yylakly field there was shipped to the Turkmenbashi refinery.Turkmenistan - TurkmenNeft OperationsSummary:
A shipyard with a total area of 166,000 square metres is being built in the Turkmen port of the city of Turkmenbashi.TURKMENISTAN BUILDING SHIPYARDAE[currency]KABAT (CyHAN)- The modernization of the specialized terminal for storage and shipment of polypropylene is planned within the framework of the new Turkmenbashi international sea trade port's construction project in Turkmenistan.Polypropylene terminal to be modernized at Turkmenbashi portBusinessmen from the UAE and Iraq bought oil and gasoline produced at the Turkmenbashi complex of refineries.State Commodity Exchange of Turkmenistan registers 37 transactions worth $66 mlnPresident Gul and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow will meet in Turkmenbashi city by the Caspian Sea.TURKEY-TURKMENISTAN -President Gul to visit Turkmenistan on May 30The company also said it plans to launch its 3G network in Turkmenbashi City in the near future and will continue the build-out so as to cover all of the provincial centres.MTS introduces 3G network in Turkmenistan