Türkiye to discuss creation of gas center with Russia – Kommersant

Turkey wants to create a gas center similar to those in London and Hamburg, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. According to him, the creation of the center will help achieve progress “both in the transfer of energy resources and in pricing issues.” He intends to discuss this plan with Russia.

Mr. Erdogan aims to “turn Turkey into the center of the region, and then the world’s energy.” “We will turn our country into an energy hub and create the necessary infrastructure and physical capabilities for this. Thanks to the investments of recent years, we will turn our country into an important gas base for regional geography,” he told reporters upon his return from Sochi (quoted from “RIA News”).

He specified that it is planned to create a center not only for natural gas, but also for the energy and mining industries. The Turkish president wants “everyone who wants to be involved in energy, gas and mining to come to this center.” “Like our financial center in Istanbul, we have a plan to create a natural gas center similar to the centers established in London and Hamburg for certain types of business. We will discuss this plan with Russia,” he said.

Yesterday, September 4, the presidents of Russia and Turkey met in Sochi. Their negotiations lasted three hours, three o’clock. Vladimir Putin declaredthat Russian gas exports to Turkey exceeded 10 billion cubic meters in eight months. m. Last year, supplies for the same period reached 21.5 billion cubic meters. m of gas. Such a low level of supplies to Turkey has not been observed since 2019.

Details – in the material “Kommersant” “Reduction put on the” Flow “”.

Laura Keffer