Turkey

Fatih drillship; Source: Fatih Dönmez Twitter account Turkey
Fossil Energy

Turkey starts drilling second well in Black Sea

Turkey has begun drilling a second borehole on the Sakarya natural gas field in the Black Sea where it made its largest-ever discovery earlier this year with the Tuna-1 (Danube-1) well.

about 6 years ago
Kanuni; Source: TPAO Turkey
Fossil Energy

Turkey could work with foreign firms to develop Sakarya gas field

Turkey stated that there is a possibility that it would cooperate with foreign companies to develop its massive discovery in the Black Sea.

about 6 years ago
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan nearing the Fatih drillship; Source: Erdoğan's Twitter account
Clean Fuel

Erdoğan: Tuna-1 Black Sea discovery holds 405 bcm of natural gas

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has visited the Fatih drillship to announce an increase in discovered resources at the Tuna-1 (Danube-1) offshore well in the Black Sea.

about 6 years ago
Oruc Reis seismic vessel; Source: General Directorate of the Mineral Research & Exploration of Turkey
Fossil Energy

Turkey to carry out seismic survey in disputed area of Mediterranean

Turkish vessel Oruc Reis will carry out a seismic survey in the eastern Mediterranean over the next ten days, a move which will further test already tense relationships with Greece.

about 6 years ago
Aerial photo of DEME's first SOV being launched at the shipyard in Turkey
Offshore Wind

DEME launches its first offshore wind SOV

DEME has launched its first ever Service Operation Vessel (SOV) at the CEMRE shipyard in Yalova, Turkey. The vessel, named Groene Wind, is of the Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) class and will be directly chartered to Siemens Gamesa for maintenance activities at the Rentel and SeaMade offsho

about 6 years ago
The Wind of Hope SOV at Cemre shipyard in Turkey during launching ceremony
Clean Fuel

SOV for Hornsea Two OWF launched in Turkey

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ (LDA’s) new service operations vessel (SOV), which will be working at Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, was launched on 21 September at Cemre Shipyard in Turkey. The Wind of Hope SOV, ordered in 2018, is expected to arrive at Ørsted’s operations and maintenance (O&M)

about 6 years ago