The General Director of the TPAO oil company Melikh Khan Bilgin announced the plans of Turkey to completely abandon the import of natural gas by 2030.
“We are already preparing plans for the coming years. Our goal by 2030 is to eliminate Turkey’s dependence on natural gas imports. In numerical terms, the deficit of imports in the field of energy in Turkey amounted to approximately $ 90-100 billion in 2022. Energy importance is the main The problem of the deficit of the payment balance of Turkey. This month is $ 8-9 billion, ”the A Haber television channel quoted Bilgin.
The head of TPAO indicated that with the beginning of gas production in the Black Sea, Turkey will be able to cover about 10% of domestic consumption at the first stage.
“This is a long process. The development of stocks will last 30-40 years. At the first stage, we will produce 10 million cubic meters of gas per day. That is, at first we will cover 10% of consumption. That is, instead of monthly expenses of $ 9 billion, we will spend on by ongoing 8 billion per month for gas imports, ”he said.
Bilgin also indicated that “at the moment there is no one who would know the Black Sea geology better than Turkey, and who can drill there more economically, faster and more precisely than the republic.”
In addition, he pointed out that Turkey “has no partnerships with any side in the development of deposits in the Black Sea.”
“These deposits are 250 km from the shore. All resources here, including fish, sea and oil, belong to Turkey. So we do not have political or operational risks,” the head of the company said.
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