Turkey's Erdogan announces natural gas discovery in Black Sea - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Turkish drilling vessel Kanuni — The Turkish drilling vessel Kanuni arrives for alterations at the Haydarpasa port on Oct. 19, 2020, in Istanbul. The vessel will undergo tower disassembly before heading to the Black Sea. — Chris McGrath/Getty Images

People watch as Scarabeo 9, a 115-meter-long and 78-meter-high Frigstad D90-type semi-submersible drilling rig, passes on the Bosphorus Strait en route to the Black Sea in Istanbul on August 29, 2019. - The semi-submersible drilling rig is owned and operated by Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem and registered in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

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