Uzbekistan plans to establish long-term supplies of aviation fuel from China

TASHKENT. Aug 14 (Interfax) - Uzbekistan intends to establish long-term supplies of Jet A-1 aviation fuel from China in order to diversify imports, JSC Uzbekneftegaz said in a statement.

Uzbekneftegaz Management Board Chairman Abdugani Sanginov hosted a delegation led by the Chinese Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Yu Jun, earlier on Friday.

"During the meeting, cooperation between the two countries was discussed, including steadily developing strategic joint investment projects in the oil and gas sector, as well as new and promising areas," according to the statement.

As noted, Uzbekneftegaz is implementing a number of projects with China's National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), as well as with CCDC, BGP, Jereh, Honghua, and other major companies in the areas of geological exploration, well drilling, service provision, and implementation of modern technologies.

"One of the main topics of the meeting was the possibility of long-term supplies of Jet A-1 aviation fuel from China in order to diversify imports and establish a stable system to supply aviation fuel to Uzbekistan," according to the statement.

The relative parties in this context also considered the possibility of the Chinese Embassy in Tashkent facilitating direct cooperation between Uzbekneftegaz and China's National Aviation Fuel Group (CNAF) and Sinopec.

Following the talks, the parties expressed their willingness to expand cooperation and implement new investment and technology projects in the energy sector.