Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are discussing a shared cut in gas supplies to China, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on demand, Uzbekneftegaz CEO Mekhriddin Abdullaev told S&P Global Platts Tuesday.

"China requested a cut, but indicated that any reduction in gas supplies would be carried out proportionally between Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan," Abdullaev said.

"A coordinating committee of the three Central Asian countries that supply gas to China is discussing exact volumes. A decision has not yet been made," he added.

The three Central Asian countries ship gas to China via the Central Asia–China gas pipeline network, which has a design capacity of 55 billion cubic meters a year.

Uzbekistan supplies around 10 billion cubic meters a year of gas to China, UNG said. Chinese Customs data indicated that in 2019 Kazakhstan exported 7.1 billion cubic meters a year, and Turkmenistan 33.2 billion cubic meters a year.