The Turkmen Government has refuted reports from media outlets that Russian Gazprom had bought the rights to all Turkmen gas. A press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated:

Lately, media outlets of some countries have been disseminating reports to the effect that Russian Gazprom company is purchasing all natural gas Turkmenistan extracts. Such reports do not correspond to reality at all. As is known, the 25-year Turkmen-Russian accord on cooperation in the gas field signed in 2003 is not final and has not come into force in full because it contains only basic principles without indication of prices for Turkmen natural gas. Therefore, for its implementation, it is necessary to draw up and sign additional bilateral documents which contain exact volumes of gas and, above all, purchase prices for Turkmen natural gas.