Natural gas is the priority area in the development of the energy sector in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is the major gas producing country and it has the largest gas processing capacity in the region. Uzbekistan has been and remains a key supplier of gas within Central Asia and is highly interested in increasing the volume of gas export to external markets. However, since natural gas constitutes the largest share in the energy consumption mix of Uzbekistan, increasing export capacity may come at the expense of domestic energy needs.