Fatih Dönmez, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey, said that the Turkish side will start to supply natural gas from offshore fields in May, which should meet the country’s need for this resource for approximately 35 years. He said this in an interview CNN Turk.
It was stated that the Turkish state oil and gas company Botaş will take over the transportation of the gas. Dönmez noted that consumers can therefore expect lower electricity bills.
Agency Bloomberg He reports that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to deal with the economic instability in the country with the help of gas production from new fields. At the same time, despite government subsidies, gas and heating costs are rising, so the popularity of the Turkish leader and the ruling party is falling.
Previously, Dönmez had said that Turkey would succeed. satisfy The natural gas needs of the households are provided from their own fields in the Black Sea.
Prior to that, the Turkish Ministry of Energy, Black Sea gas supply beginning until the end of April.
April 8 Parliament to start To make the necessary legislative changes for the international gas trade center to become operational. The project is carried out by Türkiye in cooperation with Russia.