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Turkey's drillship Fatih starts operations in Turkali-7 well

26 December 2021 14:46 (UTC+04:00)
Turkey's drillship Fatih starts operations in Turkali-7 well

By Trend

Turkey’s first drillship, Fatih, began drilling in the Turkali-7 location in the Black Sea on Dec. 24, according to Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez, Trend reports citing Hurriyet Daily News.

"Each new drilling brings us closer to the goal of heating Anatolia with Black Sea gas in 2023," Donmez said in a tweet.

Turkey’s 405 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas find in the Sakarya field was made last year by Fatih. In June, a second discovery of 135 bcm was made, bringing the cumulative gas discovery to 540 bcm.

Previously, Fatih conducted drilling activities in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Turkish drillships Yavuz and Kanuni, along with seismic vessels Oruch Reis and Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha, are following drilling plans in areas off Turkey’s southern coast and Cyprus.

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