Turkey

Sanmar to build another eco-friendly tug for Norwegian operator
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar Shipyards has signed a new contract with Norway-based vessel operator Buksér og Berging AS to build an environmentally-friendly tugboat.

Bulgargaz-BOTAŞ agreement: First LNG cargo arrives in Turkey
The first LNG cargo, pursuant to the agreement concluded between Bulgaria’s state gas company Bulgargaz EAD and Turkish company BOTAŞ, has been delivered to an LNG terminal in Turkey. Bulgargaz said the gas delivered by the tanker is from the American company Shinier, which in the fall of last year

Rig spuds fifth well in Black Sea drilling campaign
Trillion Energy has started drilling the fifth well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a natural gas field in the Black Sea off Türkiye.

Cemre Shipyard starts construction of Molslinjen’s electric ferry
Cemre Shipyard starts construction of Molslinjen’s electric ferry

Leclanché to supply battery technology for two CMAL hybrid ferries
elkon, an Istanbul-based electrical systems integrator for the marine industry and a part of the Schottel group, has awarded Leclanché, a Swiss energy storage solutions company, with the contract for two Navius MRS-3TM 1.1 MWh capacity battery storage systems. The battery technology will be supplied

Giant Black Sea project weeks away from first gas
Türkiye is putting the wheels into motion to achieve the first gas from a giant natural gas project in the Black Sea in less than three weeks.

Turkey’s 1st LNG dual-fuel tugboat starts taking shape
Turkish Uzmar Shipyard has held a steel-cutting ceremony for Turkey’s first dual-fuel tugboat, being built for BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS), the state-owned crude oil and natural gas pipelines and trading company. The shipyard will build two Voith tractor-type propeller tugboats that

Fourth well in Black Sea drilling campaign comes online
Trillion Energy has put the fourth well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a natural gas field in the Black Sea off Türkiye into production.

Third Black Sea well goes on stream with fourth one days away from following suit
Trillion Energy has kicked off production from the third well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a natural gas field in the Black Sea off Türkiye.

RMK lays keel for LNG Shipping’s 2nd bunker barge chartered by Shell
RMK Marine Shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey, has laid the keel for an 8000 m3 inland waterways liquified natural gas (LNG) bunker barge owned and operated by LNG Shipping (a joint venture between Victrol and Groupe Sogestran) and long-term time chartered by Shell. The companies said the barge, named LNG Er

With ‘abundance of gas pay’ uncovered, two more Black Sea wells coming online in March
Canada’s oil and gas player Trillion Energy has drilled another well in its 2022 – 2023 drilling campaign on a natural gas field in the Black Sea off Türkiye.

HaiSea Marine names its eco-friendly tugboat fleet
HaiSea Marine, majority owned by Haisla Nation in partnership with Seaspan, has held a naming ceremony for its tug boat fleet, including fully electric harbour tugboats and dual fuel (LNG and diesel) escort tug boats.