Turkey wants to export gas to Syria, Ukraine, energy minister says
In 2020, Turkey discovered the a massive gas field in Turkish waters of the Black Sea that would help it meet domestic needs and export the energy.
HOUSTON — Turkey wants to increase its gas supplies to southeastern Europe and the Middle East, including to Syria and Ukraine, as Ankara ups output from its massive gas discovery in the Black Sea, the country’s energy minister said Wednesday.
Turkey aims to be a gas hub and to supply Asia and Europe, but the country still imports most of its natural gas from Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan and the United States.
However, in 2020 Turkey discovered the Sakarya field in Turkish waters of the Black Sea, which started production in April 2023. It is estimated to have up to 540 billion cubic meters of gas, an amount that would meet all of Turkey’s gas needs.
Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said at an energy conference in the United States on Wednesday that the field is currently producing 7.5 billion cubic meters of gas.
