Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Chairman of the Board of Uzbekneftegaz Mehriddin Abdullayev held a video conference with the participation of heads of departments and factories.

At the beginning of the meeting, instructions were given to strictly observe the quarantine rules at enterprises and organizations of the company, to create all conditions for the health and safety of workers. This was reported by the press service of Uzbekneftegaz.

It was found that the heads of departments and factories will be personally responsible for observing the quarantine rules.

The meeting focused on the results of indicators established for gas production in the first half of 2020.

Insufficiency of gas production in Ustyurt and Gazli, failure to fulfill these tasks on time was criticized.

Due to irresponsibility, the relevant leaders were warned, and in case of failure to fulfill the additional tasks, they were told that strict penalties would be applied to them.

Despite the fact that JSC “Uzbekneftegaz” has so far completed 99.1 percent of the gas production plan, there are many problems in drilling and well repair.

The Chairman of the Board also paid particular attention to the activities of compressor stations and gave specific instructions regarding their important role in the extraction of natural gas and the need for the full implementation of work in this direction.

Tasks were set to increase gas production by increasing the number of wells, the quality of reconstruction, and the development of comprehensive plans for exploration.

The task was also identified to eliminate shortcomings in the work carried out by Uzneftgazkuduktamirlash JSC, to organize a 15-day work regime for workers and employees, and to create all conditions.