News From Turkey Energy Giants Meet at the TUROGE Chamber of Geophysical Engineers (JFMO) and Association of Turkish Oil Geologists (TPJD) held the "TUROGE Exhibition and Caspian & Black Sea Oil and Gas Conference-2007" together with the British ITE-EUF exhibition compcnies; and !he conference was held between March 27 and March 29 at the Ankara Sheraton Hotel, with the support of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, and the relevant organisations in the industry. The objective of the conference was to bring at the same plane the organisaabroad and in Turkey, to ensure exchange of informat i on, to examine the events with their political and economic aspects, to develop business opportunities, and to make decisions in favour of our region and the country. Dr M. Hilmi Güler, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources attended the opening of the "TUROGE 2007, 6th Turkey Black Sea lnternational Oil and Natural Gas Conference" and stated that the first and only underground natural gas storage facilities were opened in Silivri with o capacity of l .6 the Shahdeniz [Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum) Noturol Pipeline Project is completed and that they are ready to take natural gas from here, said, 'Within the scope of this project, we shall give the first gas to Greece in July. Currently we are trying to complete the 700-metre Meriç River crossing. After completing Turkey and Greece with o natural gas pipe, weshall go downto ltalı/'. Güler also gave information about the Nabucco Project, and said thatnewcountries want to participate in the project that has 5 partners already, and that the reltions operating in the oil and gas industry billion cubic meters. Güler aıso stated that evant meetings are continuing. -----------------�----------------- ' Çalık Enerji is purchasing HSV Kayseri Gaz Çalık Enerji, with Bursagaz as an affiliate, signed an agreement to acquire 90 per cent of !he shares of HSV Kayseri Doğal Gaz Dağıtım PazarlamaveTicaretA.Ş. in Kayseri, there are approximately 1 00,000 natural gas subscribers, and in 83,000 households try, and in line with its growth strategy in the energy sector, it s i gned an agreement to acquire 90 per cent of the shares of HSV Kayseri Doğal Gaz Dağıtım Pazarlama Ticaret A.Ş., distributng and operating noturol gas in Kayseri. l O per cent shares of HSV Following the agreement, the upper management of the HSV Kayseri changed as well. Çalık Group President Ahmet Çalık also became the Chairman of HSV Kayseri Doğal Gaz Dağıtım Pazarlama Ticaret. The General Manager of the company was and offices, natural gas is being used. Kayseri belong to Kayseri Metropolitan eıected as the Bursagaz Assistant General in 2004, within the scope of privatisation, Municipality. The agreement was signed Manager Ahmet Hakan Tola, and the Çalık Enerji acquired Bursagaz, and thus by the Energy Regulatory Board and the members of the board were appointed entered the natural gas distribution indus- Competition Board. as the representatives of Çalık Holding. -----------------�------------------ Silivri Natura! Gas Storage Facilities are Ready with 1 .6 billion cubic meter capacity The lstanbul-Silivri natural gas facilities, the the Turkish Oil Joint Stock ine. (TPAO) Gen- inthe meantime, theTuz Lake underground first and only underground natural gas fa- eral Directorate, and the facilities with 1 .6 natural gas storage facilities project designed in order to store imported natural gas is being carried out bythe BOTAŞ General Directorate. The facilities shall be concility designed in order to store the natural billion cubic metre storage facility at Silivri gas produced in the region as well as im- offshore will be opened for service with o ported natural gas is ready for service. ceremonyto be held this month. Depending on the domestic consumption demand structed with foreign financing, and they The construction has been completed in in Turkey, this figure may be increased in are planned to be completed and compliance with the schedule set forth by the coming years. opened for serv i ce in the coming years. -----------------�------------------ Akçakoca Natura! Gas for Production Through the joint efforts of Turkish Oil Joint Stock ine. (TPAO), Toreador and Stratic companies, the natural gas at the Akçakoca, Düzce, offshore at 9 miles, reached the land. it was stated that the noturol gas found within the scope of the efforts initiated in June 2004 would be pressed to the Botaş pipes. The l 8 km pipes laid under the sea are intended to be carried to the facilities at the Çayağzı Location. The test burning tor the natural gas has been initiated and the production is being planned at the national grid of Botaş at the Demiraçma Location of Düzce; and the facilities will be officially opened by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Apr i l 1 7. -----------------�------------------ 6th Energy Arena Held The 6 th Energy Arena Conference tor analysing !he most recent developments in !he Turkish energy sector, mainly energy offer safety, new investments, investment problems, and internat i onal energy trade was held by the Strategic Technical and Economical Researches Centre [STEAM) in lstanbul at the Ceylan lntercontinental Hotel between March 8 and March 9, 2007. -1 Doğal Gaz Dergisi, 2007/4 The 6th Energy Arena Conference was reaucrats of the public sector particiopened with the speeches of Dr M. Hilmi pated. Güler, the Minister of Energy and Natural M. Hilmi Güler, the Minister of Energy and Resources, and YusufGünay, the Head of Natural Resources stated that Turkey curEnergy Market Regulatory Board; and in rently uses the cheapest electricity and addition to several guests from the Turkish natural gas in the EU and said, "Some of and the international energy market sev- you may be talking about the purchasing eral companies from the private sector parity, but the industrialists are not selling interested in energy investments, and bu- their goods based on purchasing pa ri ties ".
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