Ankara will export natural gas to Hungary, said the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey Alparslan Bayraktar in the social network X, previously known as Twitter.
According to him, the corresponding agreement was concluded between the Turkish state -notch Botaş and the Hungarian MVM Ceenergy.
“We will first export natural gas to a European country that is not our neighbor,” Bayractar wrote.
In accordance with the agreement, Ankara will begin the supply of natural gas to Hungary in 2024, the Turkish state-owned company Botaş.
said in a press release from the Turkish state-owned company.
The parties agreed “on the development of cooperation on the use of the developed LNG infrastructure of our country and the storage facilities for the storage of the natural gas of the two countries in the framework of common interests,” the company noted.
Hungary will purchase 275 million cubic meters next year. m of gas, which will further increase the role of this country in ensuring Hungarian energy security. According to the media, this was announced by the Foreign Minister of Hungary Peter Siyyarto.
According to the statement, under the agreement with Botaş during the spring and summer of next year, Hungary will purchase 275 million cubic meters. m of natural gas in Turkey.
In January of this year, Turkey also reached an agreement with Bulgaria on the export of natural gas to this country. The document provides for annual export to Bulgaria 1.5 billion cubic meters of “blue fuel”.