Turkey's Erdogan announces natural gas discovery in Black Sea
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Fatih drilling ship had found 135 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Sakarya gas field.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that Turkey has discovered an additional 135 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea, a major find that comes as the country seeks energy independence.
"Our Fatih drill ship has made a new natural gas discovery of 135 billion cubic meters in the Amasra-1 well in the Sakarya gas field," Erdogan said during the groundbreaking for a natural gas facility in the coastal province of Zonguldak.