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This article examines Turkmenistan's position as the largest gas producer in Central Asia. It discusses gas deliveries from Turkmenistan to Russia, the commissioning of a gas pipeline to Iran, and the opening in December 2009 of a gas pipeline to China. It contends that since China provided Turkmenistan with opportunities to diversify its gas exports markets, securing Central Asian gas to feed the EU's Nabucco pipeline will be difficult.