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Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar made important statements regarding the current agenda. Regarding energy agreements with the U.S., Minister Bayraktar said: “After 2027, we will be purchasing the cheapest gas for Türkiye, additional to the gas we produce ourselves and the Turkmen gas.”

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, referring to the LNG agreements signed in the USA, said, "The price of natural gas is determined in 4 centers in the world. The world's cheapest gas is in the location in America called Henry Hub. The cheapest gas in the world is there. It's cheaper than Russia, cheaper than anywhere else," he said.

The first of twin ships added to Türkiye's energy fleet to strengthen its exploration and drilling capabilities has arrived in the Blue Homeland. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alpaslan Bayraktar said, “The first of the two new drilling ships we have added to our fleet has arrived in Mersin Taşucu. Our 7th generation ultra-deep-sea drilling ship, capable of drilling up to 12,000 meters, will be used in our operations in the Mediterranean.” 

A giant agreement was signed to ensure supply security in natural gas and increase supply diversity. Türkiye's national company BOTAŞ shook hands with Mercuria on the supply of a total of 70 billion cubic meters of LNG in 20 years, approximately 4 billion cubic meters every year.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar gave important messages about new cooperation projects that can be developed with China in energy. Minister Bayraktar said, "We can cooperate on nuclear energy, renewable energy, energy transmission and mines."

Türkiye has made an important move to diversify its natural gas supply in the medium term. At Gastech 2025 held in Italy; LNG agreements were made with 8 different global companies for the years 2026-2028. Thanks to the agreements covering 3 years, approximately 15 billion cubic meters of natural gas supply will be provided. LNG shipments will start as of this winter.
 

The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources continues to take steps to diversify the supply portfolio in order to ensure supply security in energy. Three important signatures were signed in Italy in accordance with the goal of becoming a central country in natural gas. Türkiye's national company BOTAŞ signed separate agreements with BP, ENI and Shell, which are among the giants of the global market. BOTAŞ will supply a total of 8.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas thanks to agreements, each of which is three years old.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar stated that by increasing regasification capacity fivefold, they can bring gas to Türkiye and to European markets via Türkiye, adding, “Thus, we aim to secure our energy supply on the one hand and deliver ample gas to European markets on the other.”

Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, stated that they have switched the cooperation with Azerbaijan, which has been going on for nearly 20 years in natural gas and oil, to a different dimension with electricity, "Our new connection will be through electricity production lines. We have very ambitious goals regarding the return of renewable energy potential in Azerbaijan to production, to a large market like Türkiye and access to Europe via Türkiye," he said.

With the platform, production at the Sakarya Gas Field will increase to 40 million cubic meters per day. It will involve strength to our production in the Black Sea. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said, “The new production platform, which we plan to commission by mid-2028, will operate in the Black Sea and enhance our production capacity there. With our new platform, which will take us to Phase 3, production at the Sakarya Gas Field will reach 40 million cubic meters per day.” 

The largest natural gas discovery in the history of Türkiye was made in the Black Sea five years ago today (August 21). Approximately 4 billion cubic meters of natural gas have been produced from the Sakarya Gas Field to date. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said, “This discovery, a symbol of the legend we have written in the Blue Homeland, has opened the door to new horizons for our exploration and production activities in the energy sector.” Bayraktar noted that currently, the natural gas needs of 4 million households in Türkiye are met from the Black Sea, and stated that they aim to supply domestic gas to 16 million households by 2028. Türkiye has marked the fifth anniversary of the historic natural gas discovery in the Black Sea, the largest in its history.

While the total oil production in fields across Türkiye was 4 million barrels in July, natural gas production was a total of 288 million cubic meters in the same period.

Alparslan Bayraktar, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced that they will start supplying gas to Syria soon. Minister Bayraktar attended the 9th  OPEC International Seminar in Vienna. Bayraktar, who made a speech at the ministerial session titled "Oil Markets: Energy Security, Growth and Prosperity" at the seminar, explained Türkiye’s energy vision.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar attended the reception organized on the occasion of Egyptian National Day. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Minister Bayraktar emphasized that they want to expand cooperation in the field of energy.

Türkiye - Angola 3rd Term Joint Economic Commission (JEC) Meeting was held in Ankara. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar and Angolan Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas Diamantino Azevedo chaired the JEC meeting held at the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. While signing a memorandum of understanding after the meeting, Minister Bayraktar said that they aim to increase the trade volume between the two countries to 500 million dollars.