Wind Auction
Turkey has released the draft rules for a 1-GW offshore wind auction to be held this year.
[Read more…] about Turkey publishes draft rules for 1-GW offshore wind tenderTurkey expands offshore push as TPAO signs MoU with ExxonMobil
Fossil Energy – Turkey
Turkish Petroleum (TPAO) and Exxonmobil signed a Memorandum of Understanding covering new exploration areas in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean and other potential areas, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Thursday to Reuters.
[Read more…] about Turkey expands offshore push as TPAO signs MoU with ExxonMobilTurkey finds new natural gas reserve in Black Sea
Fossil Energy – Black Sea
Turkey has discovered a new reserve of 75 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas during drilling works in the Black Sea.
[Read more…] about Turkey finds new natural gas reserve in Black SeaBP to sell gas pipeline stake to Apollo
General – Partnership
BP today said it is partnering with Apollo Global Management on the Tanap pipeline, which carries natural gas from Azerbaijan across Turkey.
[Read more…] about BP to sell gas pipeline stake to ApolloTurkey, Israel to take steps in energy drilling soon
Fossil Energy – Turkey and Israel
Turkey and Israel will soon begin taking joint steps in energy drilling, President Tayyip Erdogan was cited by Turkish media as saying on Thursday, adding the two countries would also operate energy networks to Europe through Turkey.
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Wind Energy – Turkey
After a few years of hard work, the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources MENR is tendering a large, multi-disciplinary package of work to progress the preparation of offshore wind projects in the Sea of Marmara.
[Read more…] about Turkey is progressing with offshore windErdogan offers free gas pre-election after first Black Sea field shipment
Fossil Energy – Free Gas in Turkey
President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday flicked the switch on Turkey’s first delivery of natural gas to an onshore plant from a reserve discovered in the Black Sea, and promised to provide free natural gas for households before May 14 elections.
[Read more…] about Erdogan offers free gas pre-election after first Black Sea field shipmentTurkey announces big boost in Black Sea gas reserves
Fossil Energy – Turkey
Turkey has upped the estimate of its natural gas reserves in the Black Sea by nearly a third, putting its total deposits at 710 billion cubic metres (bcm) in a boost to its aims of increasing its energy independence.
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General – Nuclear Reactors
The Korean Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) is negotiating with the Turkish government on a possible contract for the construction of four nuclear reactors in Turkey worth $30.7bn.
[Read more…] about South Korea eyes NPP construction in TurkeyWorld’s largest wave power station
Renewable Energy – Wave Power
Turkey will soon host the world’s largest tidal power station—a 77 megawatt system of large pier-like machines that generate clean energy from the sea’s endless rhythm.
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