Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the discovery of a huge natural gas field in the Black Sea, the largest in Turkey's history, and that would move the country to the ranks of energy-exporting countries and end its dependence on abroad.
This unprecedented discovery comes at a time when Turkey is locked in a conflict with several countries over gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean.
The latest developments in this regard come on Friday, August 21, 2020, at Mecca time.
17:57 The beginning of a new phase
, Turkish Minister of Treasury and Finance Barat Albayrak said that with the discovery of the largest natural gas reserves in Turkey's history, his country started a new phase.
Albayrak added, in a video call with President Erdogan from the "Fatih" exploration ship off the coast of his country on the Black Sea, that Turkey, with this great discovery, made a big step towards complete sufficiency in many areas, foremost of which is energy and the economy.
17:51 Energy independence
Fuad Aktay, Turkish Vice President, affirmed that his country is close to achieving independence in the field of energy.
Aktay said, commenting on the unprecedented discovery in the Black Sea, that they will continue to work, produce and fight for Turkey.
16:16 Speaker of the Turkish Parliament: A Historical Shift The
Speaker of the Turkish Parliament, Mustafa Sentop, said that the large reserves of natural gas that were discovered during the exploration operations carried out by the "Fatih" vessel is a historical turning point for his country.
Shantube said Turkey would grow more rapidly when it eliminated energy import costs, which exceed $ 40 billion annually.
14:05 Technical information about gas reserves in the Black Sea,
Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmaz said that the gas reserves that were discovered are located at a depth of 2,100 meters underwater, with drilling extending an additional 1,400 meters under the sea floor, suggesting that a deeper drilling will allow access to reservoirs. New to gas.
The discovery, which was announced today, was reached thanks to the exploration work carried out by the "Fatih" exploration vessel, which began work late last month in the "Tuna 1" area, which lies about 100 nautical miles north of the Turkish coast on the western Black Sea.
13:14 The discovery of historical gas reserves in Turkey
In a press conference in Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the good news that he had talked about earlier, which is the discovery of the gas field that includes 320 billion cubic meters (11.3 trillion cubic feet).
Erdogan expected to start producing gas from the discovered field in 2023, and said that these large reserves, which may be enhanced by new discoveries, would transfer Turkey to the ranks of gas-exporting countries, stressing at the same time that his country will continue to explore for energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean.