Turkey discovers large natural gas reserve off Black Sea

by VTV422 August 2020 Last updated at 17:08 PM

(Photo: Reuters)
(Photo: Reuters)

VTV.vn - Turkey announced its biggest natural gas discovery on Friday, a 320 billion cubic meter Black Sea field which President Tayyip Erdogan said was part of even bigger reserves and could come on stream as soon as 2023.

If the gas can be commercially extracted, the discovery could transform Turkey’s dependence on Russia, Iran, and Azerbaijan for energy imports. The country can also save US$ 41 billion in energy import bills and ultimately become a net energy exporter.

Many analysts have cautioned that it could take up to a decade for gas from the Black Sea find to come online, and would need billions of dollars in investments to build up the infrastructure for production and supply.

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