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Turkish domestic oil and gas production expansion
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Turkish domestic oil and gas production expansion
Turkey has seen significant developments in its domestic oil production. In early August, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced that the Gabar oil field in Şırnak province reached a new daily production record of 83,300 barrels. This follows years barrels, surpassing the previous record of drilling and seismic surveys 83,200 barrels. Since its discovery in 2021, more than 50 million barrels have been produced from Gabar, and the region. government aims to increase daily capacity to 100,000 barrels by expanding the number of wells. By mid-August, data from the focus first half of 2026 showed that domestic oil production reached 23.1 million barrels, with Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO) accounting for 21.8 million barrels. The Gabar region contributed 60 percent of this total output. During the same period, natural gas production exceeded 1.64 billion cubic meters, with 92 percent originating from the Sakarya Gas Field. Focus has expanded to the Diyarbakır region, where the ministry reported that new exploration sites using horizontal drilling technology have the potential to double or triple current production levels seen in Gabar. The government is utilizing advanced horizontal drilling technology at four sites Minister Bayraktar stated that the country aims to double natural gas production in collaboration with foreign partners. the Black Sea this year and quadruple it by 2028. This expansion is part of a broader national strategy to achieve energy independence independence, alongside international energy projects in Somalia, Libya, and address rising electricity demands. Iraq.
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