Gazprom to Abandon Gas Field in Tajikistan

Russian energy giant Gazprom has decided to abandon one of four gas fields in Tajikistan.

The company will not extend the license for the Rengan field in the Roudaki district (the license expires this year) but considers the possibility of getting license to explore the Naftmaydon field in northern Tajikistan. 

The four licenses that company has to explore four oil-and-gas reserves in Tajikistan are for Rengan, Sargazon, Sariqamish and the Western Shaambari.

The Rengan field, located in the Roudaki district has possible gas reserves of 35 billion cubic meters and the Sargazon field, located in Khatlon province has possible reserves of 30 billion cubic meters.

Sariqamish field possible has gas reserves of 18 billion cubic meters and possible oil reserves of 17 million tons.