On October 15, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov arrived in Azerbaijan on a working visit to participate in another summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA), TDH reports.

As part of the OGT 2026 International Oil and Gas Conference, to be held in Ashgabat from October 21 to 23, a special roundtable discussion will be hosted by representatives of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the Turkmen Energy Forum reports.

On October 14, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held a meeting with the European Union Special Representative for Central Asia Eduards Stiprais, according to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.

The organizers of the OGT 2026 forum have announced that Malaysia’s first national pavilion, organized in cooperation with the Malaysia Petroleum Resources Corporation (MPRC), will open at the international exhibition to take place in Ashgabat from October 21 to 23.

As of October 10, the organizers of the OGT 2026 International Conference and Exhibition, scheduled to take place in Ashgabat from October 21 to 23, reported on over 1,300 registered delegates from 65 countries.

The Dragon Oil Company will act as a diamond sponsor of the 31st International Conference “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – OGT 2026” to be held in Ashgabat on October 21-23, according to the organizers of the forthcoming Forum.

Bayram Velhanov, a lecturer at the Department of Industrial Ecology of the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Ecology at the Yagshygeldi Kakayev International Oil and Gas University, is studying in a master's programme at the University of Tsukuba (Japan) and carrying out research in the field of hydrogen energy.

On September 23, a regular session of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan, chaired by the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, took place at the Maslahat Köşgi Palace in the capital, TDH reports.

Under the wise leadership and support of the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov, large-scale reforms to modernize and digitalize the country's oil and gas sector are being successfully implemented.

Turkmenistan’s Ambassador to Pakistan Atajan Movlamov attended the Ambassadors’ Dinner 2026, a traditional diplomatic dinner, organized by the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Islamabad, as the guest of honour.

The "Young Naturalist" public organization, together with the Ozone Center under the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan, announces a creative essay contest among students in grades 10–12 of the country's secondary schools and university students. The contest is aimed at enhancing the environmental culture of youth and features the topic: "Why is it important to protect the ozone layer?"

On August 29, the public organization "Young Naturalist" held an environmental event titled "Green Partnership" at the "Bilelik Hub" creative center, located in the "Ashgabat" Shopping and Entertainment Center.

The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Turkmenistan Lee Won-jae paid a working visit to the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries, according to the TCOR website.

The State corporation «Türkmengeologiýa» is carrying out large-scale geological exploration and production drilling at several oil and gas fields across various regions of the country, with particular focus on the search for low-sulfur natural gas. The work is being carried out under the Program for the Development of Turkmenistan's Oil and Gas Industry through 2030, which envisages a substantial increase in oil and natural gas production.

Active preparations for the 31st International Conference and Exhibition “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan – OGT 2026” to be held in Ashgabat on October 21-23 under the theme “Energy. Partnership. Progress” are currently underway.