Afghanistan signs $2.8m monitoring contract for Amu Darya oil basin
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said on 7 September it signed contracts with TNG, a company based in Tatarstan, for monitoring and consultancy at the Amu Darya basin and construction of a flexible production facility at Zamrud Sai.
Event / data period: 2026-09-07
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Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said on 7 September it signed contracts with TNG, a company based in Tatarstan, for monitoring and consultancy at the Amu Darya basin and construction of a flexible production facility at Zamrud Sai.
The monitoring and consultancy service is valued at about $2.8 million for one year. The ministry also said it would allocate $11 million for Zamrud Sai; construction was expected to take eight months and the completed system to process up to 2,000 tonnes of oil a day.
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Amu Darya basin monitoring and consultancy contract
Approximate value of the one-year monitoring and consultancy service reported by the ministry on 7 September 2026.
- Approximate contract amount
- 2.8 million USD
- 2026-09-07 · Target
Methodology
The ministry also listed $11 million for the Zamrud Sai flexible production facility and capacity up to 2,000 tonnes of oil per day. These are contract targets, not completed results.
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- Oil and gasSuggested
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- Metal and mineral mining and refiningSuggested
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- Construction and propertySuggested
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