Malai Gas Field

{{Short description|Natural gas field located}} {{Infobox oil field | name = Malai Field | image = | caption = | location_map = Turkmenistan | location_map_width = | location_map_text = | relief = | coordinates =  | coordinates_ref = | country = Turkmenistan | region = Lebap Province | location = | block = | offonshore = Onshore | operator = Türkmengaz | partners = | contractors = | discovery = | start_development = | start_production = | peak_year = | abandonment = | peak_of_production_oil_bbl/d = | peak_of_production_oil_tpy = | peak_of_production_gas_mmcuft/d = | peak_of_production_gas_mmscm/d = | peak_of_production_gas_bcm/y = | oil_production_bbl/d = | oil_production_tpy = | production_year_oil = | production_gas_mmcuft/d = | production_gas_mmscm/d = | production_gas_bcm/y = | production_year_gas = | est_oil_bbl = | est_oil_t = | recover_oil_bbl = | recover_oil_t = | est_gas_bft = | est_gas_bcm = | recover_gas_bft = | recover_gas_bcm = | formations = }} '''Malai''' is a natural gas field located in Lebap Province of Turkmenistan, on the left bank of Amu Darya River.<ref> {{cite news |url= http://www.newscentralasia.net/moreNews.php?nID=387 |title= Turkmenistan: Energy Security and Energy Diplomacy – Part Four |publisher= News Central Asia |date= 2009-05-11 |accessdate=2010-10-23}} </ref><ref> {{cite news |url= http://www.turkmeninform.com/ru/news/20091114/01761.html |script-title=ru:Месторождение Малай заработает с новыми силами |trans-title=Malai field will revitalize |publisher= Turkmen Information Portal |date= 2009-11-14 |accessdate=2010-01-07|language= Russian }} </ref> It has been developed since the 1970s.<ref> {{Citation | last1 = Hak | first1 = Yoon Sung | contribution = Strategic Opportunities for South Korean Development of Energy Resources in Central Asia | series = | place = Hankuk University of Foreign Studies | pages = 11 | date = March 2009 | contribution-url = http://uskoreainstitute.org/bin/k/o/USKI_WP0902.pdf}} </ref>

The field is currently operated by Türkmengaz.<ref> {{cite news |url= http://finance.rambler.ru/news/oil/58352775.html |script-title=ru:В Туркменистане запускают трубу в Китай |trans-title=A pipeline to China is started in Turkmenistan |publisher= Rambler.ru. Finance |date= 2009-12-14 |accessdate=2010-01-07|language= Russian }} </ref> Production from Malai field contributes to the overall volume of gas transported via Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline.<ref> {{cite news |url= http://www.projectstoday.com/Potpourri/MiddleEast/Turkmenia-China%20pipeline%20to%20be%20ready%20by%20end-2009.asp |title= Turkmenia-China pipeline to be ready by end-2009 |publisher= Projects Today |date= 2009-04-11 |accessdate=2010-01-07}} </ref>

==See also== {{Portal|Turkmenistan|Energy}} *Saman-Depe Gas Field *Bagtyýarlyk *Central Asia – China gas pipeline *Ýolöten Gas Field *Dauletabad gas field

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Category:Natural gas fields in Turkmenistan Category:Energy in Central Asia Category:Natural gas fields in the Soviet Union