News From Turkey A new source of supply for natural gas: Ege Gaz We have tal ked about the Ege Gaz LNG Terminal and natural gas issues with İbrahim Akbal, the Chairman and the General Manager of Ege Gaz A.Ş. Together with the Botaş Marmara Terminal, pleted in 2002. The terminal was constructed between 1999-2002, and İbrahim Akbal telis the story of the commissioning of the terminal : the Ege Gaz Terminal, which is a new "After the preliminary commissioning at source of supply for Turkey, is one of the the Ege Gaz Terminal, we filied the entire two important supporters of the Turkish instaliation including tanks and the pipenatural gas network, when there are dis- l ines with nitrogen, and took it under proruptions in offer through pipes. tection. lf the facility cannot be operated eration process in compliance with the immediately after commissioning, such maintenance and operation procedures The Ege Gas Terminal where the LNG a protection is necessary in order to en- of the equipment, as if the terminal was imported by BOTAŞ, with the boat on sure that the instaliation is resistant against in service." The commissioning preparaDecember 4, 2006, is stored, was oper- factors such as oxidation and corrosion. tion activities were completed in Octoated as if in service, since the preliminary Until the period when the operation ber 2006, and operation started in Decommissioning tests that were com- started, we have implemented an op- cember 2006. -----------------�------------------ Energy Market Regulatory Board (EPDK) and GAZBİR met in Antalya for the Problems of the Sector The 2nd Energy Market and Natural Gas Distribution lndustry Strategic Assessment Workshop of the Natural Gas Distributors Association (GAZBİR) was held in Antalya. Over 1 50 part i cipants attended the workshop, and the GAZBİR members discussed their problems with Yusuf Günay, head of the EPDK, and the members of the board. inspection, reporting, tariffs, and certificate regulations issues were discussed. On the second doy of the workshop, the subjects of the first doy were discussed as well as the network operation arrangements. During the meeting held on Saturday, the subjects of the first two days were evaluated. Yusuf Günay and GAZBİR USD 500 million in natural gas distribution, and that 24,000 people were given employment: and that currently 3 million subscribers use natural gas. Günay stated that although natural gas came to Turkey during the Turgut Özal period, until the yeor 2003, it could not have been taken to places other than Chairman Mehmet Kazancı also made major cities, and said, "The most imporThe workshop held at the Kemer Göynük, speeches during the evaluation meet- tant reason for that was that a model at the Mirada Del Mor Hotel, and it lasted ing. appropriate for Turkey could not have three days. it started on March l, Thurs- been established. We worked and doy, and on the first doy, customer serv- Günay noted in the last four years, the adopted a model; and despite al i obices regulations, distribution monitoring, private sector invested approximately jections, we have held the tenders" -----------------�------------------ İZMİRGAZ 2007 Objective is 1 10,000 Service Boxes Gökhan Bildacı, İZMİRGAZ A.Ş. General Halil Tataş, Assistant General Managers 2005, after the tender held by the Energy Manager, told that within the scope of the Recep Arslantay and Burçin Yandım-ata, Market Regulatory Bqard, and that with this investment schedule to be implemented İZMİRGAZ staff members and several me- license, they had undertaken the İzmir city in 2007, service box connections to dia companies; and information was given natural gas distribution work: and after this 1 10,000 new househol ds and businesses about the natural gas distribution invest- date, the infrastructure works started and shall be made. The press meeting was at- ments in İzmir. Blldacı statingthatthecom- the first natural gas was given on July 13, tended by Bildacı, General Coordinator pany was awarded the license in June 2006, to Karşıyaka -Mavişehir area. -----------------�------------------ Gas Distribution· in Bahçeşehir is Perfect None of the problems experienced in other gas dlstribution companies can be seen with Gaz Dağıtım AŞ. As the infrastructure has been built together with the city, the company can offer its services under very convenient conditions. -! Doğal Gaz Dergi si, 2007/3 Bahçeşehir is established more or less around the same t i me with İGDAŞ. The total area of the buildings here is 4,750 thousand m2. After the city was established, they apply to İGDAŞ tor natural gas in early l 990's. No gas was given to the city back then, w i th the justification that the city was very far from the city centre. Then Bahçeşehir and Botaş hold several meetings and a contract was made with Botaş in 1992. Botaş lines pass through from an approximate distance of 6 km.
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