Turkey finds more gas reserves in Black Sea, says Erdogan

Ankara, Oct 18 : Turkey has found more gas reserves in the Black Sea, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced.
“As a result of testing, analysis, and detailed engineering work, another 85 billion cubic meters were added to the reserves we had discovered,” Erdogan said onboard the Fatih drillship in the Black Sea on Saturday.
“Total amount of natural gas reserves in the Tuna-1 well in Sakarya Gas Field reached 405 billion cubic meters,” he added.
In August, the drilling ship discovered 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves, Xinhua news agency reported.
The Fatih vessel started its drilling activities in late July in an exploration zone known as Tuna-1 off the northern Zonguldak province in the Black Sea region.
The President’s announcement came after the Turkish seismic survey vessel, the Oruc Reis, sailed to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea to resume its activities on October 12.