Iraq will dispatch 60,000 tons of fuel oil to neighboring Syria following last week’s deadly earthquakes that killed thousands. In a statement, the Iraqi government said the aid shipment will be delivered to the Syrian side through Al-Mikhtaf area in the Iraqi territorial waters. The statement said the aid shipment …
Read More »Ceyhan Terminal Resumes Tanker Loadings of Oil from Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan
Tanker loadings of oil from Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline at Ceyhan terminal have been resumed as of this afternoon (12 February), bp Azerbaijan told Trend. The tanker loading operations at the Ceyhan Terminal were temporarily suspended by the operator of the BTC pipeline in Turkiye (Botaş International Anonim Şirketi (BIAS) on Feb.6 …
Read More »Oil Loading at Ceyhan Port for the BTC Pipeline may Start Within Days
The Ceyhan port in Türkiye’s Adana province may resume loading oil from the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline in a few days using “manual” procedures, a Turkish official and a source said Saturday. The terminal, on Türkiye’s Mediterranean coast, was damaged in the devastating earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria on Monday. …
Read More »Turkish Earthquake Halts Azerbaijan’s Oil Exports
The two massive earthquakes that devastated a large area of southern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6 are causing problems for Azerbaijan’s oil exports. Crude exports via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline and Turkey’s main oil terminal at Ceyhan have been halted with no clear indication what the problem is …
Read More »Kremlin: Gas Hub will be Set up in Turkey, but Recent Quake may Postpone this Project
The recent powerful earthquake in Turkey may postpone the establishment of a gas hub in the country, but this project will be implemented nonetheless, the Kremlin said. “Of course, it [the gas hub project] cannot be a priority for Turkey right now. We treat it with understanding. Consequently, there may …
Read More »Earthquakes Cause Severe Damage to Turkey’s Energy Infrastructure
Turkey’s energy infrastructure has suffered severe damage from the two earthquakes that shook Turkey and neighbor Syria yesterday, killing more than 3,000 people, according to the country’s government. The first 7.7-magnitude quake damaged a big port on the Mediterranean, Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez said, as quoted …
Read More »Turkey Orders Restart of Crude Oil Flow to Ceyhan Terminal
Turkey ordered the resumption of crude-oil flows to the Ceyhan export terminal on the Mediterranean coast, according to an official with direct knowledge of the matter. State pipeline operator Botas had halted flows to the facility as a precaution on Monday morning, after the first of two massive earthquakes shook …
Read More »Turkey Halts Oil Flows to Mediterranean Port after Quake
Turkey has halted crude-oil flows to the Ceyhan export terminal on the Mediterranean coast as a precaution following a devastating earthquake, according to an official with knowledge of the matter. State pipeline operator Botas made the decision on Monday morning after an earthquake in eastern Turkey, which was followed hours …
Read More »Libyan Court Suspends Controversial Oil and Gas Deal with Turkey
A Libyan court has suspended a deal for offshore oil and gas exploration that Libya and Turkey inked last year, a deal that sparked outrage from neighbors Egypt and Greece. The deal concerned waters that Libya and Turkey have declared to be theirs but that are disputed by Egypt and …
Read More »Iran’s Trade with Turkey Close to $5 Billion during 11 Months
Iran and Turkey traded $4.93 billion worth of goods from the beginning of 2022 to the end of November to register a 16.24% year-on-year rise, latest data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute show. Iran’s exports stood at $2.71 billion, up 22.3% while imports grew by 9.58% to $2.21 billion. …
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