ISTANBUL, May 17 (Bernama-Anadolu) - Turkiye has discovered a new natural gas reserve of 75 billion cubic metres (bcm) in the Black Sea, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Saturday, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
"We have discovered a new natural gas reserve of 75 billion cubic metres in the field. With this amount, we will be able to meet residential demand alone for approximately 3.5 years," Erdogan said during his speech at the opening of the Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital.
"Our work at the Goktepe-3 well (in the Black Sea), which began on March 27 with our seventh-generation drilling ship Abdulhamid Han, was completed as of yesterday," he added.
Erdogan emphasised Ankara's commitment to energy independence. "We will continue on our path without stopping, without resting, and without paying heed to criticism or obstacles until we reach our goal of a fully energy-independent Turkiye."
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