News From Turkey Gazprom BOTAŞ Partnership it was stated that the Russian Gazprom company offered BOTAŞ to establish a joint <;:ompany in Turkey, and to seli natura! gas to other countries, mainly to the European Union (EU) countries, through this company. it was also stated that Gazprom offered to share the trading revenue and transit fees, however BOTAŞ said, "First reduce the price of gas you are selling to us ". The price discount issue that is constantly being debated between the parties is being dealt within the same framework with the Gazprom-BOTAŞ partnership. While a thousand cubic meter imports cost BOTAŞ around $220-225 last year this time, currently it is around $290-300. it was also stated that the average cost at the end of the year could exceed $300, and noted that the price differences in natural gas the relation of which with the increase or decrease in oil prices was established with delay, was reflected in BOTAŞ bills 6 months later. it has been emphasized that the gas imports bili increased further to the recent fluctuations experienced in foreign exchange rates. in the price debates that started in 2003, agreements have been reached on BOTAŞ Boru Hatları ile Petrol Taşıma A.Ş. change of formuıa, and the acceptance of a single price in deals with Russia. The Turkish side is insistent for a price discount tor the BOTAŞ-Gazprom partnership, which was raised after the Turkey visit of Gazprom President Alexei Miller. No results have been achieved after the price discount negotiations, which increased at the turn of the new year. While Russia wishes to open up to the world markets through Turkey, this issue has been discussed during the Joint Economic Commission (KEK) held between Turkey and Russia during the year. in the KEK meeting, it was decided that both parties, i.e., BOTAŞ and Gazprom, support the issue of projects regarding the shipment of Russian gas to the world markets through Turkey. it was announced that the Russian energy giant Gazprom offered Turkey to 11111 be the strategic transit country tor energy. Gazprom spokesman Sergey Kupriyanov, who gave explanations to a group of Turkish journalists in Mos.cow, said that they are in serious debates with Turkey in order for the cooperation regarding the Russian natura! gas to proceed on a strategic axis. Kupriyanov said, 'We have offered Turkey to be transit country for the transportation of our gas to South East Europe and the Middle East. Through this very important offer, Turkey will have a strategic position in the energy market'. Gazprom spokesman stated that they are focusing on two different methods, and said "Either the existing pipeline is used and the among of gas is increased or Blue Current 2 is builf'. it is stated that the relevant debates are continuing. -----------------~ ------------------ Consortium Companies Reached an Agreement in Samsun-Ceyhan lndian Oil Corporation Ltd. signed an agreement with the consortium companies for a possible participation in the 5billion dollar Samsun-Ceyhan raw oil pipe line project developed by Çalık Enerji and ltalian ENi. According to the explanation made by the consortium, Shell also confirmed its participation in September, and that it wlll be the most beneficial route in terms of commerce, environment, and in the technical sense. it was stated that the interest of IOC, the company with the largest commercial volume in lndia, in this project, is an indicator of the increasing interest of investors in this strategic transportation enterprise. The explanation is as follows "The construction of this infrastructure will enable the secure and economic transfer of oil to the Mediterranean, particularly pro- - 1 Doğal Gaz Dergisi, 2006/12 duced in the Caspian Region; and furthermore, ensure that the Turkish Strait are secure, and contribute to the protection of such a secure eco-system". lnitially, 1 million barrels of oil will be received from the line intended between SamsunCeyhan. The capacity of the following stage is expected to increase to 1.5 million barrels, and the cost of the !ine is expected to be 1.5 billion dollars. ENi had announced its participation in the project on September 15, and Shell, on September 26. ENi had become a 50 per cent partner of the Trans Anadolu Petrol Boru Hattı Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ [Tapco), established by Çalık Enerji for the project. Tapco shall take over the license given to Çalık Enerji for this project. it was stated that in the 550 km long SamsunCeyhan raw oil pipe line, Shell's oil produced in the Kazakhstan fields will be placed. it was known that Çalık Enerji was seeing several companies for a "throughput guarantee", which was the most important pre-requisite tor the recommended pipeline to be feasible.
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