Turkey Halts Mediterranean Oil, Gas Survey On EU Sanctions Threat
Turkey has halted survey for oil and gas in the Mediterranean and had its survey vessel back to a Turkish port, days before European Union leaders are set to discuss Continue Reading
Turkey Expands Gas Drilling In The Black Sea
After announcing a major natural gas discovery in the Black Sea earlier this year, Turkey has started drilling for gas at a second location in the sea, Turkish Energy and Continue Reading
Turkey increases size of Black Sea gas find by 85 Bcm to 405 Bcm
Turkey has added a further 85 Bcm to the size of the reserves at its giant Black Sea Sakarya gas field, bringing the total to 405 Bcm. Not registered? Receive Continue Reading
Turkey Resumes Oil, Gas Survey In Eastern Mediterranean
Turkey has resumed survey activities for oil and gas in disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean in a move reigniting the tension with its neighbors and EU members Greece and Continue Reading
Greece calls new Turkish survey mission a threat to region
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece accused neighbor Turkey of undermining efforts to ease a crisis over eastern Mediterranean drilling rights Monday, after Ankara redeployed a survey vessel for new energy Continue Reading
Turkey’s Black Sea Gas Discovery May Be Bigger Than Thought
Turkey is about to revise up the estimate of its natural gas discovery in the Black Sea, Bloomberg reported on Friday, quoting sources with direct knowledge of the plans. In Continue Reading
Turkey’s Covid-19 Figures Questioned After Asymptomatic Cases Omitted
The severity of Turkey’s coronavirus outbreak was called into question after the government acknowledged it wasn’t counting asymptomatic cases, triggering criticism from local medical professionals and promoting the U.K. on Continue Reading
Turkey Energy News in Black Sea: Second Drilling Ship to Explore in 2021
Turkey plans to deploy a second drilling ship in the Black Sea early next year following the biggest-ever natural-gas discovery there. The vessel, named Kanuni, will join another ship seeking further oil Continue Reading
EU warns Turkey of sanctions over ‘provocations’ in Mediterranean
Turkish research ship off Antalya, Turkey on July 22, 2020 Tensions rose earlier this year when Turkey sent a ship into a disputed area to search for potentially rich oil Continue Reading
Could An Energy Rivalry Drive Greece And Turkey Into War?
Drilling rights and escalating tensions Tensions between Greece and Turkey over Eastern Mediterranean natural gas and oil fields, intertwined with maritime claims, have rapidly escalated in August 2020. On August Continue Reading