Turkmen OfficialComes in From the Cold

摘要

A former senior official in Turkme-nistan who was banished to the po-litical wilderness has made a surprise comeback, industry sources tellNefte Compass.Tachberdi Tagiyev, who wasdeputy chairman of the cabinet withoversight over the oil and gas indus-try, was demoted in 2009 to head therun-down Seydi (Chardzou) refinery(NC Jul.16’09). Now, he has beenbrought back to be general director ofthe state-of-the-art Turkmenbashi re-finery, Turkmenistan’s prized down-stream asset.