We will drill for oil & gas in the Mediterranean during the summer - Turkey

This summer we will be making our first drilling in the Mediterranean”, said Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albairak, while he also announced that the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project (TANAP) will be operational on 12 June. 

Turkey will start with its own resources its first drilling for oil and gas in the Eastern Mediterranean before the end of the summer, he stated according to the Anadolu agency.

The Minister stressed that great efforts are being made to ensure that “momentum” is not lost for these surveys. In his statements, Mr Albairak did not specify the precise point in the Mediterranean where the drilling will take place.

The Turkish announcements might raise tensions in the region.