"Turkey" News

Turkey Looks to Expand LNG Imports from Algeria

May 08, 2026

Turkey is looking to extend its liquefied natural gas (LNG) agreement with Algeria ahead of its expiry in September 2027, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said, adding that some of the gas could potentially be transported to southeastern Europe…

Turkey Launches Deep Sea Drilling Mission in Somalia

Apr 10, 2026

Turkey's deep-sea drilling vessel Cagri Bey arrived off the coast of Mogadishu on Friday to launch the country's first overseas deep-sea oil exploration project.Turkey's Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said the project marked 'a new era in Turkish petroleum exploration…

TotalEnergies, TPAO to Explore Black Sea for Hydrocarbons

Apr 13, 2026

TotalEnergies has signed a preliminary agreement with Turkish state-owned energy company TPAO to explore the country's Black Sea waters for hydrocarbons, the French oil major said on Monday, nearly three years after pulling out of a gas exploration project in the sea's Bulgarian waters…

Ukraine Looks to Partner With Romania to Develop Black Sea Gas Discovery

Mar 16, 2026

Ukraine's Naftogaz, which discovered 'substantial' offshore gas reserves in the Black Sea before Russia's invasion, is in talks with Romania's OMV Petrom to form a partnership relating to the field, three industry sources told Reuters.The sources…

Turkey Objects to Greece’s Chevron Energy Deal in Eastern Mediterranean

Feb 19, 2026

Turkey said on Thursday it opposed Greece's 'unilateral activities' in energy fields south of Crete with a consortium led by U.S. major Chevron as a violation of international law and good neighbourly relations.Athens responded that its policies abide international law…

Turkish Drill Ship Heads to Somalia for First Overseas Mission

Feb 15, 2026

Turkey sent its deep-sea drilling vessel Cagri Bey to Somalia on Sunday for what its energy minister said would be Ankara's first offshore exploration mission outside its maritime zone.Describing the move as a 'historic moment' in Turkey's oil and gas exploration efforts…

Turkey’s TPAO, Shell Partner for Offshore Exploration in Bulgaria

Feb 18, 2026

Turkish Petroleum (TPAO) has signed a partnership agreement with Shell to conduct oil and gas exploration activities in the Khan Tervel Field located in Bulgaria’s exclusive economic zone, marking its latest move to expand internationally.Under the deal…

Libya Blocks Greek Tender for Hydrocarbon Exploration Off Crete

Jun 20, 2025

Libya's internationally recognised government of national unity has objected to Greece's approval of an international tender for hydrocarbon exploration off the island of Crete, saying some of the blocks infringe upon its own maritime zones…

Turkey Discovers New Black Sea Gas Reserve

May 19, 2025

Turkey has discovered a new reserve of 75 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas during drilling works in the Black Sea, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.'With this discovery, we will meet the natural gas needs of homes in Turkey for 3…

ExxonMobil Kicks Off Exploration Drilling Off Cyprus

Jan 24, 2025

ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy on Friday began exploratory drilling for natural gas in a prospect west of Cyprus, Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides said on X.The east Mediterranean has yielded some major gas discoveries in recent years, and…

Russia Accuses Ukraine for Attempted Attack on TurkStream Gas Pipeline

Jan 13, 2025

Russia said on Monday it had downed nine Ukrainian drones that tried to attack part of the infrastructure of the TurkStream gas pipeline, through which Russian gas flows to Turkey and Europe.The Russian defence ministry said the attack was aimed…

TotalEnergies Signs 10-Year LNG Supply Deal with Turkey’s Botas

Sep 18, 2024

Turkish state energy company Botas has signed a 10-year agreement to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from French oil major TotalEnergies beginning in 2027, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday.The deal, which was…

Turkey Warm to Libya's Offshore Exploration Offer

Sep 11, 2024

Turkey is interested in an offer from Tripoli to carry out energy exploration offshore Libya, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday.'Libya has offered to us to work with our seismic vessels offshore. Frankly, we are warm to this…

Turkish Ship to Begin Oil Search off Somalia

Oct 03, 2024

A Turkish seismic research vessel plans to arrive off the coast of Somalia at the end of October and begin searching for oil and natural gas, after the countries agreed on energy cooperation, Turkey's energy ministry said on Thursday.The March…

Turkey's Botas Strikes 10-Year LNG Supply Deal with Shell

Sep 02, 2024

Turkish state energy company Botas and British oil major Shell signed a 10-year LNG agreement on Monday, the Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.'A total of 40 LNG cargoes of approximately 4 billion cubic meters will be delivered…

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