Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday accused the United States of bullying its ally Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ announced oil production cuts despite Washington’s objections. Earlier this month, OPEC+ announced that it will cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day, starting in November, in a move that …
Read More »Turkey Raises Cost of Electricity and Natural Gas in 2022
Turkey raised the price of both electricity and natural gas on Saturday, New Year’s Day, Bloomberg reported. The price increase comes amidst a surge in global energy prices. For electricity, prices have increased between 52% and 130% for households, according to an estimate from Haberturk newspaper. In a statement issued …
Read More »Germany says Turkey should negotiate on eastern Mediterranean gas plans
Germany said Turkey should negotiate a solution to its disputed natural gas exploration plans in the eastern Mediterranean. German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer called for an agreement after meeting with Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar on Thursday in Ankara. The talks focused on tensions in the eastern Mediterranean and NATO’s …
Read More »Turkey to Raise Estimates on Black Sea Discovery
Turkey is likely to raise the estimated amount of natural gas from its recent discovery in the Black Sea, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Ankara may issue a new guidance on the discovery as early as next week, Bloomberg said, after the completion of exploratory …
Read More »Turkey to Deploy Third Drillship in Search for Hydrocarbons
Turkey is preparing to deploy a third drill ship as part of its search for hydrocarbons, Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez said in a tweet on Thursday. “The Kanuni period begins in our seas. Kanuni will sail from Taşucu Port on Oct. 10” the Dönmez said, referring to the Kanuni drillship …
Read More »Libya to Resume Oil Exports after Months-Long Shutdown
The head of Libya’s state energy company said the war-torn country would resume crude oil exports for the first time in six months, state-run Anadolu news agency said. Since the beginning of the year, forces of rebel General Khalifa Hasftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) have blocked oil production and …
Read More »EU Sanctions Two Turkish Individuals over East Mediterranean Gas Drilling
Cyprus and Greece dispute Turkey’s claims in the region.
Read More »Turkey Aims to Develop Domestic Technology for Hydrocarbon Exploration
Ankara has stepped up its efforts to exploit the potentially rich hydrocarbon reserves in the east Mediterranean.
Read More »Turkey will Continue Trade with Iran
Turkey will continue to buy natural gas from Iran.
Read More »TurkStream will Start Delivering Gas to Europe by Year’s End
Turkey has little of its own energy resources and is heavily dependent on Russian gas.
Read More »