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With Turkmenistan and its gas export dreams, intentions are strong, but implementation is faltering. On March 1, Turkmen National Leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, the father of the president, traveled to Turkey to attend the Antalya Diplomatic Forum. During the visit, he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — an encounter …

Total gold demand hit an all-time high in 2023, according to a recent report released by the World Gold Council. Last week, the World Gold Council (WGC) released its Gold Demand Trends report, which tracks developments in the demand for and use of gold around the world. Excluding over-the-counter (OTC) …

Russia’s reliance on four, mainly Asian, countries to import its coal has increased since some countries implemented sanctions against Russia after it invaded Ukraine, according to Global Trade Tracker data. This trade shift corresponds with increased coal exports from the United States to Europe and EU sanctions that went into …

Turkey needs more investments for the development of the identified 62,00 megawatt (MW) of geothermal energy potential, which will contribute to the country’s 2053 net zero emissions target, the head of the Turkish Geothermal Energy Association said on Wednesday. Geothermal energy is classified as a renewable energy source that can …

Turkey is on track to have the third-largest natural gas storage capacity in Europe, thanks to the planned expansion of storage facilities. Its strategic geographical position makes it a key transit country for natural gas pipelines from various regions, including Russia, the Caucasus, the Middle East and Africa. Enhancing gas …

Turkey’s main oil refiner Tupras claims that a ship seized by Iran off the coast of Oman was laden with Turkish crude imported from Iraq. Tupras said in a statement that radio communication with the Greek-owned and Tupras-chartered vessel was cut off at around 6:30 a.m. Istanbul time Thursday off …

Turkey could take advantage from an expected global liquefied natural gas (LNG) production boom projected for 2025 onward, thanks to its extensive infrastructure, according to the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA). Fatih Birol, executive director of the IEA, recommended that Türkiye avail of this anticipated LNG boom that …

Türkiye’s natural gas demand is expected to increase and reach around 53 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2024, according to Yaşar Arslan, president of Türkiye’s Natural Gas Distribution Companies’ Association (GAZBIR), on Sunday. Arslan told Anadolu Agency (AA) that natural gas consumption this year may remain below the 56 billion …

The General Director of the Industry, Mine and Trade Organization of the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan, Mohammad Jafar Ozmaei, stated that during the first 8 months of the current Iranian year, the province exported non-oil products amounting to over 960 million dollars, Mehr reports. According to Ozmaei, between March …

Turkey’s first seismic research vessel “Barbaros Hayreddin Pasa,” which has scanned more than 50,000 square-kilometer in the last five years to search for oil and natural gas within the country’s territorial waters, is currently getting prepared for its next mission at Trabzon port where it briefly anchored for scheduled maintenance. …