Turkey
Economy
Turkey has opted against signing a new pipeline deal with Iran. US pressure appears to have forced Ankara to back-down from plans to invest an estimated US$3.5bn in a new gas pipeline...
2008-08-15Political Risk
Senior Turkish and Iranian officials have told Reuters that Ankara and Tehran have agreed a deal to produce natural gas in Iran for export to Turkey and thence to Europe.
2008-08-06Companies
Russia's Lukoil has acquired the Turkish petroleum products distributor Akpet for slightly over US$500mn, according to Lukoil's president Vagit Alekperov.
2008-07-30Industry
A planned multi-use pipeline between the Turkish Mediterranean coast and Israel has moved a step closer to fruition after the Union for the Mediterranean reacted positively towards...
2008-07-24Companies
Egypt is expected to transport gas to Syria via the Arab Gas Pipeline before the end of 2008, according to Egypt's new agency MENAS.
2008-06-24Companies
Australian joint venture (JV) partners Incremental Petroleum and Otto Energy have hit gas when drilling the fourth well of their current five well Edirne drilling programme in...
2008-05-16Companies
Australian joint venture (JV) partners Incremental Petroleum and Otto Energy have announced a gas discovery on the Edirne project in the Thrace basin in western Turkey.
2008-05-01Companies
Canadian producer Stratic Energy has announced the start of production from the Ayazli field in the Turkish sector of the Black Sea. Flow rates suggest that field production will...
2008-03-18




