Business · Energy & Commodities · 15 hrs ago
Türkiye says Sakarya gas field expansion will cut imports from 2027
Türkiye is expanding production at the Sakarya gas field in the Black Sea, where its first phase is already producing gas.
Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar says current output is about 9.5 to 10 million cubic metres a day, enough for around four million homes.
A new offshore platform is being connected to the field’s wells and will process gas before sending it by pipeline to shore.
Bayraktar says the expansion is expected to double daily output to 20 million cubic metres from 2027, supplying gas to around eight million homes and reducing imports.
He estimates domestic production could keep about $3.5 billion a year in Türkiye rather than spending it on imported gas.
A second platform is planned to arrive in early 2028, with a further increase in production that the minister says could bring domestic gas to three in four homes.
Türkiye has also begun exploring for shale gas and shale oil in Batman and Diyarbakır.
Türkiye says the second phase of the Sakarya gas field will double daily output to 20 million cubic metres from 2027.
Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said the added domestic gas would reduce imports and leave about $3.5 billion a year in Türkiye.
The current phase produces about 9.5 million to 10 million cubic metres a day and supplies gas to 4 million homes, he said.
A large offshore platform will process the gas and send it by pipeline to Filyos.
A second floating production platform is expected in Türkiye in the first quarter of 2028, with plans to raise output further.
- Who
- Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced the expansion.
- What
- The second phase of the Sakarya gas field is expected to raise daily production to 20 million cubic metres and reduce gas imports.
- When
- The expanded production is planned to begin in 2027.
- Where
- The Sakarya gas field in the Black Sea; gas will be piped to Filyos.
- Why
- To use more domestically produced gas and reduce imports.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Bayraktar said the first phase was complete and production was about 9.5 million to 10 million cubic metres a day.
Connections between the wells and the offshore platform are planned.
Bayraktar said the aim was to ignite gas at the platform’s flare tower.
The second phase is expected to raise daily production to 20 million cubic metres.
A second floating production platform is expected to arrive in Türkiye.
- Current daily production
- About 9.5 million to 10 million cubic metres
- Current homes supplied
- 4 million
- Second-phase daily production
- 20 million cubic metres
- Expected annual value from 2027
- $3.5 billion to $3.6 billion
- Offshore platform length
- 300 metres
What people are saying
Annual $3.5 billion will remain in our pocket.
We completed the first phase. We are currently producing, and 4 million households are using our own natural gas today.
We will process the gas at this facility and then pump it through pipes from the seabed to Filyos, a distance of 170 kilometres.