OMV GROUP
www.omv.com
Contact Information
OMV Gas & Power GmbH
Trabrennstraße 6-8
1020 Vienna
Austria
T: +43 1 40440-0
F: +43 1 40440-28791
E-mail: info.gp@nullomv.com
History in Turkmenistan
OMV Group has been trying to tap into Turkmenistan’s oil and gas exploration and production market for a number of years. In 2007, it was reported that OMV Group had partnered with the International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC) of the United Arab Emirates and Royal Dutch Shell to develop proposals for energy projects in Turkmenistan.[i] In November 2008, OMV’s Director General, Wolfgang Ruttensdorfer, met with President Berdymukhamedov and the two expressed mutual desire to develop collaboration in the energy sector.[ii]
In February 2010, Wolfgang Ruttensdorfer again met with President Berdymukhamedov to discuss potential areas for future cooperation, and the company made a public statement about its intention to seek energy projects in Turkmenistan.[iii]
OMV Group is one of the shareholders in the Nabucco Gas Pipeline Project, holding a 16.67% share, like fellow shareholders, MOL (Hungary), Transgaz (Romania), Bulgarian Energy Holding (Bulgaria), BOTAS (Turkey), and RWE (Germany).[iv]
More information about Nabucco can be found in the report itself.[v] The project failed in June 2013, see the RWE dossier for more information on the project.
OMV was one of the bronze sponsors of the 2010 Turkmenistan International Oil & Gas Conference, a bronze sponsor of the 2011 Turkmenistan Gas Conference, and a bronze sponsor of the 2012 Turkmenistan International Oil & Gas Conference.[vi]
Current Scope of Operations
As of 2021, we have found no further updates on the activities of this company in Turkmenistan.
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[i] Energy-pedia News (2 Aug. 2007).
[ii] AYAN, “President of Turkmenistan Receives CEO of Austrian OMV,” Nov. 19, 2008, http://www.turkmenistan-business.com/en/politics/228-president-of-turkmenistan-receives-ceo.html. Original weblink no longer active.
[iii] Hasanov, H. “OMV Strives to Implement Oil and Gas Projects in Turkmenistan,” Trend Daily Economic News, February 16, 2010, https://en.trend.az/business/energy/1641324.html. Accessed February 18, 2022.
[iv] RWE AG, Nabucco Gas Pipeline Project, http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/en/257318/rwe/press-news/archive/special-nabucco/nabucco-gas-pipeline-project/. Original weblink no longer active.
[v] OMV Group, Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH, http://www.omv.com/portal/01/com/!ut/p/c5/fYvLroIwFEW_hS84RwWFYTVoK6UGW26QCSE-sKjUB4ry9ZIYRzdx7-zRWhtS6FrlD13ktTZVfoQE0mEWokenLO7HxGY4Xjpy7uAnHV8NM1w4bjQnk76PM0ZD6gzwy3-_5bYCQc1pCytIR_9MX0VfU0GCdibLxtzV-iq4mF17zEUkm9ehF6jbaCE8KXhsal6yFv3IXAw5B7
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[vi] 17th Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Conference, “Sponsors,” Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Conference; http://www.oilgasturkmenistan.com/sponsors. Original weblink no longer active.