The volume of Turkish natural gas production in the Sakarya field in the Black Sea reached 5 million cubic meters per day.
„To date, we are producing 5 million cubic meters of gas per day in the Sakarya field, these are record numbers. In the first quarter of next year, we plan to double gas production at the field to 10 million cubic meters per day,“, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Habertürk TV channel.
According to him, it is planned to increase gas production in the Black Sea five times by 2028.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in April of last year launched Black Sea gas supplies to the country from the Sakarya field. When the project reaches full capacity, it is planned to produce up to 60 million cubic meters per day and cover 30% of Turkey's natural gas needs.
Gas reserves explored by Turkey in the Black Sea currently stand at about 710 billion cubic meters, enough to meet domestic household demand for 35 years, authorities said earlier.< /span>