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 …
Read More »Turkmenistan, Turkey, Azerbaijan Intend to Jointly Develop Turkmen Gas Exports
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 …
Read More »Turkey’s Oil Tanker Traffic Jam is Growing
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. …
Read More »US Says Russian Oil Price Cap does not Involve Ships through Turkish Waters
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 …
Read More »Russia Expresses Concern over Oil Tanker Jam Offshore Turkey
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 …
Read More »Oil Tanker Jam Forms in Turkey as Russian Oil Price Cap Disrupts Markets
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, …
Read More »Turkey Announces Its Readiness to Supply Turkmen Gas to Europe in Transit
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 …
Read More »Turkey’s Black Sea Gas Field to Go Online Next Year
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 …
Read More »Turkey Seeks Energy Production Abroad
Türkiye wants to engage in production activity in counties from which it buys natural gas or oil, Energy Minister Fatih Dönmez has said, adding that studies are underway to identify the location for a third nuclear plant. “This is our new energy strategy. We consider establishing partnerships with those countries …
Read More »Putin Says Setting up Natural Gas Hub in Turkey Quite Easy
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said a natural gas hub could be set up in Turkey quite easily and predicted that many countries in Europe would want to make deals for supplies. Putin made his remarks at a news conference in Sochi. Earlier this month, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan …
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