Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Uzbekistan GTL plant of Uzbekneftegaz JSC was selected as a nominee among the world’s leading enterprises for the 2022 Platts Global Energy Awards in the nomination “For outstanding achievements in the field of hydrocarbon processing and the chemical industry”.

- It is a great honor for the staff of Uzbekneftegaz JSC that the Uzbekistan GTL plant was chosen as a candidate for this award. This is another confirmation of our achievements - a worthy assessment that the employees of the enterprise and our partners have done a great job, made every effort to achieve this recognition, - said Mekhriddin Abdullayev, Chairman of the Board of Uzbekneftegaz JSC.

China Gas Holdings (China), Clariter (Luxembourg), Industan Petrolium Corporation (India), Indian Oil Corporation (India), Kiewit (USA), United Energy Trading (USA), Valero Energy Corporation (USA) will also compete for the award along with the Uzbekistan GTL.

“We are very proud to have been shortlisted for the most prestigious oil, gas and energy award in the world. We look forward to being announced as the winner of this category. This is another important stage in our history, which in a short time managed to attract everyone’s attention. This achievement is of great importance for the team working on the project, - said Fakhritdin Abdurasulov, General Director of the Uzbekistan GTL plant.

The winners of the award will be announced by S&P Global at an award ceremony to be held on 8 December 2022 in New York (USA).

It should be noted that in August of this year, the Uzbekistan GTL Plant entered the top three candidates in the nomination "Best Gas Processing Technology" of the leading American publication in the field of oil and gas processing "Hydrocarbon Processing".

Uzbekistan GTL is a structural enterprise of Uzbekneftegaz JSC. The Uzbekistan GTL plant has become one of the largest and most advanced plants in the world. The project is aimed at a significant expansion of Uzbekistan’s capacities for deep processing of natural gas and a sharp reduction in hydrocarbon imports.