Posted on 10/15/2010 9:42:16 AM PDT by bananaman22
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Head of Turkmengaz Fired and Replaced with Deputy
Local media in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat reported on 8 October that Turkmenistan’s President Gurbangulu Berdimuhammedov fired the head of the state-run Turkmengaz for mismanagement (specifically for “serious miscalculations”), and replaced him with Dovlet Mommayev, who until now had served as the company’s deputy chairman. Turkmengaz head Nuri Mukhamedov was fired by presidential decree on 8 October. It is unclear whether the deputy head is a long-term or temporary replacement. Mukhamedov had served in the position for only one year, and his predecessor had been fired for the same reasons.
Analytical Note: Gas exports are Turkmenistan’s primary revenue source, and Turkmengaz is the largest company in Central Asia that produces and supplies natural gas. According to the country’s president, Full article at: Geopolitics
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