The Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources of Turkmenistan () is a former governmental agency of Turkmenistan. It was in charge of regulating activities in the oil and gas industry, petrochemical production, and transportation of hydrocarbons. The structure of this ministry included the State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources under the President of Turkmenistan. Both the ministry and the state agency were abolished in July 2016.
The functions of the former ministry and state agency were divided between the deputy chairman for oil and gas of the Government of Turkmenistan and two state corporations (concerns), Turkmengaz and Türkmennebit, both of which report to the deputy chairman.
History It was established on April 23, 1993 under the name of the Ministry of Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan. In 1996, it was transformed into the Ministry of Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources.Президент Туркменистана провел реорганизацию в топливно-энергетическом комплексе | Интернет-газета Turkmenistan.Ru It was then renamed to the Ministry of Oil and Gas on January 8, 2016.Указ Президента Туркменистана That July, it was abolished, with the distribution of functions of the ministry going to the Cabinet of Ministers.
Ministers No.MinisterTerm1Nazar SoýunowApril 23, 1993July 29, 19942Hekim IshanovJuly 29, 1994February 13, 19953Amangeldy EsenovFebruary 13, 1995July 1, 19964Gochmurad NazdjanovJuly 1, 1996April 7, 19975Batyr SarjayevApril 7, 1997May 20, 19986Redzhepbay ArazovMay 20, 1998September 14, 20007Kurbanazar NazarovJanuary 16, 2001November 15, 20028Täçberdi TagyýewNovember 15, 2002October 14, 20039Amangeldy PudakovJanuary 23, 2002September 13, 200510Guychnazar TachnazarovSeptember 13, 2005October 31, 200511Atamurad BerdyyevOctober 31, 2005December 15, 200512Kurbanmurad AtayevDecember 15, 2005July 13, 200713Baymurad KhodzhamukhamedovJuly 13, 2007August 27, 2008 -Bayramgeldi NedirovAugust 27, 2008October 13, 200814Annaguly DeryayevOctober 13, 2008October 12, 200915Oraznur NurmuradovOctober 12, 2009January 16, 201016Bayramgeldi NedirovJanuary 16, 2010May 26, 201217Kakageldi AbdullaevMay 26, 2012January 11, 201318Muhammednur KhalilovJanuary 11, 2013January 8, 201619Muradgeldy MeredovJanuary 8, 2016July 15, 2016
Subordinate organizations
Turkmengaz Türkmennebit (Turkmenoil) Türkmenhimiýa Türkmengeologiýa Türkmennebitgazgurluşyk Turkmenbashy Oil Refinery
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