Daily Sabah – Turkey on Monday signaled some “good news” regarding the exploration activities in the Black Sea, triggering prospects it could be announcing a new natural gas discovery.
The country’s first drilling ship, Fatih, last year found 405 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas in the Tuna-1 well in the Sakarya gas field, located about 100 nautical miles (185 kilometers) north of Turkey’s Black Sea coast.
“Let us wait for June for the update. The works will be completed in June,” Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez told the private broadcaster, A Haber.
Sakarya gas field is quite large, Dönmez said. “It is a field we are hopeful about. New seismic data also confirm our hope … We do not make statements until we are sure. These are big and important works.”
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan last week said the public should not be surprised if they announce a new natural gas find soon.
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