Afghan, UAE buyers purchase $1.44 million worth of Turkmenistan diesel
Entrepreneurs from Afghanistan and the United Arab Emirates have purchased desulfurized diesel products worth a combined $1.44 million through Turkmenistan’s State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange, according to Turkmen media reports.
The two contracts were concluded on Friday on the exchange’s external market, Arzuw.news reported, citing information from the state commodity exchange.
The buyers were entrepreneurs from Afghanistan and the UAE, while the seller was the state-owned Turkmenhimiya concern.
The agreements cover desulfurized diesel fraction, a petroleum product produced by Turkmenistan’s petrochemical industry.
The combined value of the two transactions was reported at $1.44 million. However, no details were provided regarding the volume of diesel sold or the individual value of each contract.
Turkmenistan’s State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange regularly facilitates the sale and export of the country’s petroleum and petrochemical products to international buyers.
The latest transactions highlight continuing commercial ties between Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and the UAE, particularly in the trade of energy and petroleum products.
