In any case we speak about the largest onshore deposits in the world

John Roberts

Energy Safety specialist in Platts

Total reserves in Turkmenistan mostly depend on Galkynysh deposit.

We do not know the exact reserves amount of this field. Even those giant figures presented by Gaffney & Cline, cannot reflect the full picture. In its northern and southern parts there are reservoirs extended behind the mapped interface.

Therefore, the amount of reserves is probably at the upper limit estimates, not lower. There is no reason to say that such company as Gaffney & Cline would somehow manipulate the data. In any case, we’re talking about the biggest onshore oilfield in the world.