News From Turkey Botaş and Egegaz Made a Deal The liquid natural gas storage terminal anyvvhere in !he wo~d will be stored in AJiağa, Egegaz, which was finally constructed in İzmir, and released to the nationaı gas grid. Aliağa 5 years ago for 400 million dollars, but was laying idle until now, is finally go- in order to ensure !hat the natural gas ing to start operating, shortage encountered in Turkey pursuant to the natural gas crisis between RusThis winter no natural gas offer problems sia and Ukraine last January is not rewill be encountered. A LNG storage seN- peated !his year, the relevant authorities ice procurement has been executed started taking measures already. The cribetween Egegaz and Botaş. sis that started by Russia cutting off the The liquid natural gas storage terminal Egegaz, which was finally constructed in Aliağa 5 years ago lor 400 million dollars, but was laying idle until now, is finally going to start operating. With the contract signed between Botaş and Egegaz the previous doy, o significant step has been taken lor securing the natural gas offer in Turkey. Through the agreement, liquid natural gas not only from Russia, but from gas released to Ukraine revealed the necessity !hat gas should be stored in Turkey, and the second biggest LNG storage facility in the world, built in Aliağa, İzmir for this purpose, being lef! idle as !here was no import permits, was received Vvith !he overaıı objection of !he pu~ic. The improvement not being attained in Turkey's underground gas storage facilities, as winter is approaching, activated the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and Botaş. The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources started studies to first ensure the legal arrangements. The draft that stipulates o change in the Noturol Gas Market Law, prepared by the Ministry, will allow the private sector to import from the countries !hat Botaş signed import agreements with, without having to wait lor the expiry of the agreements. -----------------~ ------------------ Botaş Prepares for Winter BOTAŞ, !he gas importer of Turkey, started Nigeria and Algeria. Düzyol also stated preparations lor the possible increases that they will accelerate their preparaof natural gas demand in winter. BOTAŞ tions for building natural gas storage Deputy General Manager Saltuk Düzyol plants, in addition to increasing gas imports. vestment made, we expect ıran to release 15-29 million cubic meters of noturol gas per doy to Turkey, even under the worst conditions". Düzyol stated !hat lran's daily gas consumption is 350-360 million stated !hat !hey would increase the daily gas amount purchased from ıran, and the liquid natural gas (LNG) imported from Turkey experiences problems with ıran cubic meters, and that !his is expected Doğal Gaz Dergisi, 2006/11 /rom which it imports gas since 200 l , every to increase to 400 million cubic meters. winter. The causes for !his include lran's increase of domestic demand during winter months, and the frequent failures of the line, as it is old. Düzyol stated !hat ıran has made some investments in order for the line to operate betler, and !hat by the end of the year, ıran will commission 2 new compressor stations. Düzyol stated !hat further to these investments, !hey are expecting increases in the quantity of gas purchased from ıran, and that for 2007 ıran committed to release 29 million cubic meters of natural gas per doy to Turkey. Turkey currently imports 22 million cubic meters of natural gas per doy from ıran. Düzyol also noted that in the post when winter conditions were grave, the gas shipment from ıran was down to 5-6 million cubic meters, and said "With the inDüzyol expressed !hat daily gas consumption in Turkey will also increase, and that the daily consumption, which was 90-l 20 million cubic meters ıast winter would increase to 130-135 million cubic meters. Düzyol stated !hat they took measures in advance for the demand increase to be encountered in winter, and said "We have used certain flexible clauses in the existing contracts with Nigeria and Algeria, and made o deal to bring to Turkey 6 more tankers of LNG in addition to the contract amount". Düzyol said !hat of the 6 tankers, 4 will come to Turkey in winter, and 2, in summer 2007; and that one tanker can hold LNG equivalent to 75 million cubic meters. That is, for the winter months, additional LNG of 300 million Cl.OC meteıs will roıe been st.Çp[ed for winter.
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