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.