Six years have passed since Turkey announced the largest natural gas discovery in the republic’s history in the Black Sea. Following the initial discovery, the country’s total gas reserves reached 785 billion cubic meters as additional fields were uncovered.
Sea-news.az reports that production in Turkey’s Sakarya gas field has been ongoing since 2023, with 6.7 billion cubic meters of gas extracted so far. Daily production currently stands at 9.5 million cubic meters.
Production capacity is planned to increase incrementally through the commissioning of new phases in the Sakarya Gas Field Development Project. As part of Phase 2 activities, the Osman Gazi floating production platform will be put into operation in the final quarter of the year, bringing daily production to 20 million cubic meters.
Under Phase 3 operations, a second floating production unit currently under construction is scheduled to connect to the system in 2028, bringing daily production at the Sakarya gas field to 45 million cubic meters and raising the total number of wells in the project to 54.
With these developments, Turkey aims to bolster its energy independence and increase the share of domestic natural gas in meeting its national energy demand.
