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Turkey on Friday accused Cyprus of increasing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean after a consortium of Italian and French energy companies found more natural gas off the island earlier this week. Cyprus’ hydrocarbon activities “have been carried out unilaterally,” and “violate the rights of the Turkish Cypriots, who are one …

Bulgaria’s acting energy minister arrived in Istanbul for talks that he hopes will lead to an agreement on long-term access to liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Turkey and gas transit to its border. Executives of Bulgaria’s state gas company Bulgargaz and gas grid operator Bulgartransgaz are also taking part …

Turkey on Friday held a long-awaited ceremony to mark an increase in capacity at its first underground natural gas storage facility, in what officials say will make it the biggest storage site in Europe. The country has been filling its gas storage units this year as the import-dependent country sought …

Turkmenistan, Turkey, and Azerbaijan plan to set up a working group to cooperate in shipping Turkmen natural gas, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said at a joint press conference with his Turkmen and Azerbaijani counterparts in the city of Avaza, where the three countries had a summit. “We are willing …

The oil tanker traffic jam in the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits is growing, the Tribeca shipping agency told Reuters on Friday. The number of oil tankers idling in the Bosphorus and Dardanelles Straits waiting to enter Turkish waters has swelled to 28 as of Friday, compared to 20 on Monday. …

A US official said Wednesday that the oil price cap imposed on Russia does not involve ships navigating through Turkish waters. The Treasury Department said Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo spoke with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal and discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine and the implementation of the price cap …

Russia is discussing the traffic jam of oil tankers off Turkey’s coasts with shipping and insurance companies as it is concerned that the situation will affect its operators, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on Wednesday, as carried by Russian agency RIA Novosti. Many oil tankers have dropped anchor …

An oil tanker traffic jam has formed in Turkey following the EU’s introduction of a price cap on global Russian crude supplies, the Financial Times reported on December 5, with Turkish authorities demanding new proof of full insurance coverage for vessels passing through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits. The EU, …

Ankara is ready to transit natural gas from Turkmenistan to Europe, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported on Saturday, following the visit of Chairman of the Grand National Assembly (Parliament) of Turkey Mustafa Sentop to Ashgabat. According to the newspaper, the parliament speaker said that there are broad prospects for increasing …

Türkiye’s Black Sea gas field is on track to go online next year as promised and work has sped up to connect it to the national infrastructure, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Saturday. Addressing a natural gas pipeline opening in the northern Kastamonu province, Erdoğan said drilling at nine of …