News From Turkey İgdaş in the World League İgdaş, the leader of the natura! gas industry in Turkey, shares its know-how and experience of 21 years, with the rest of the wo�d. İgdaş is already in the wo�d league with successful intemational projects completed one after the ottıer. With cıose to 3.5 million subscribers and o natura! gas infrastructure investment of over 13,000 kilometres, İgdaş is the natura! gas giant in Turkey; and it has offered its knowhow and experience of 21 years acquired in the sector tor ttıe seNice of Turkish noturol gas industıy, ttıus contributing significantıy tion companies in Turkey. Furttıerrnae, İgdaş now conveys its experienceto the intemationaı markets, and carries out natura! gas training, feasibility and consuıtancy activities with companies and organisations i n various countries. K. LeventTüfekçi, General Manager, made an assessment of the progress of İgdaş towards becoming o global brand, said: We, as İstanbul Gaz Dağıtım Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (İGDAŞ), is o commercial company responsible tor buying natura! gas from BOTAŞ, and selling it to the we did not suffice with this, and as required by our social responsibilities, we undertook very different activities to make sure ttıat the people of İstanbul embrace natura! gas, which is environment-friendly, economic, comfortable, and uninterrupted. We have become o model tor the entire country in natura! gas operations. We have given training seminars to natura! gas distribution companies and municipalities throughout Turkey. We have tried to support the Energy Market Regulatory Board in creating the regulations, with all ourknowto the development of the industry. Sev- people of İstanbul. However, we have how and experience. lndeed, the Energy eral qualified personnel who are of İgdaş never seen our business with this approach Market Regulatory Board Chairman Yusuf origin, are now working as senior execu- only. For 21 years, we have carried out the Günay reminds at every opportunity that tives in the numerous natura! gas distribu- liobilities required byourbusiness, however, İgdoş is o school, honouring us." -----------------�------------------ İTÜ held an oil and natura! gas seminer I Natura! gas distributors will be au- . . . 1 dited by independent organisations The "Oıl ond Natura! Gas Semınar and Ex- energy, with o cooperation by the unıver- I hibition" held traditionaliy for the last 16 sity and the sector, to obtoin information I The companies that distribute natura! gos yeors, wos held wos held this year between obout the works of reputoble international throughout Turkey wili be subject to o secJune 7 ond 8, 2007 at the lstonbul Techni- reseorchers ond implementers, to inform I ondary audit by private oudit companies. coı University, Facultyof Mines, İhsan Ketin the participonts obout the researches I The Energy Market Regulatory Board (EPDK) Conference Hali and Exhibition Centre. held at the Department of Oil and Natura! 1 wili start having the 59 distribution regions, The "Oil ond Natura! Gas Seminar and Ex- Gos Engineering, and to determine the I the tenders of which were held by them, hibition", which has become traditionol significonce of the department in edu- 1 that use natura! gos, the investments of now, as it is being held every yeor tor the cation, training and reseorch, under the I which ore on-going or about to start, as of !ast 1 6 yeors, was held this yeor between light of ali the opinions exchonged in the I June. The Energy Market Regulatory Board June 7 ond 8, 2007 at the lstanbul Techni- seminar; and also the graduates celebrat- I Choirmon Yusut Günay said that the two caı University, Faculty of Mines, İhsan Ketin ing their 25'" year were given memoriol independent oudit companies that they Conference Hali ond Exhibition Centre. plaques. The first doy of the seminor and I have selected wili be ouditing ali the natuThe l 7'" Oil and Natura! Gos Seminar and exhibition witnessed the surprise partici1 rol gos distribution companies throughout Exhibition is organised bythe lstanbul Tech- pation of Dr M Hilmi Güler, the Minister of I the company, tor the next three years, on nical University, Deportment of Oil ond Energy and Natura! Resources; ond pres- 1 beholf of the Energy Market Regulotory Natura! Gos Engineering, like the previous entations were held on the most recent J Board. Günay exploined ttıat in three years, yeors. status of Turkey in the world energy mor- f 50 natura! gos distribution tenders were The l 7th Oil and Natura! Gas Seminor and kets, in terms of oil and natura! gas; and in held, and utilisation of gos started in over Exhibition was held with the purpose of the second doy sessions, moinly techni- 30 of these, which led to o very strong inreceiving the opinions of the industriol ex- cal issues were discussed. 23 speakers dustry in o short period of time, and he ecutives and the specialists about the is- from l 7 organisations attended the two- added that currentıy, the infrostructure of sues of oil, natura! gos, ond geothermol doy seminor. -----------�----------- Yusuf Günay elected as the ERRA Chairman The Energy Market Regulotory Board Chairmon Yusuf Günay is elected as the Choir man of the Energy Regulators Regional Associotion (ERRA) for 23 Centrol ond Eastern Europe and lndependent Centrol Asion Republic, consisting of Russio, Turkey, Ukraine, Moldovo, Poland, Hungory, Kazokhston, Azerbaijon ond Armenio, tor two years, during the elections held on May23, 2007. ERRA is led bythe USA, ond it offers importont benefits omong member countries both tor energy investments ond independent regulators proctices, particularly due to the foct that Russia, Kazokhston ond Azerbaijon ore involved. The meetings of the ossociotion and the investment conference held every yeor on energywere held in lstonbul this year between Moy 20 ond 24, with an attendance of close to 300 people. 1 Doğal Gaz Dergi si , 2007/6 three million subscribers is complete, ond that people have storted using natura! gas. Günay also said that when they initiate the process, they set standords and rules in ali matters from the construction to the operation of the network, and added 'We had the investments audited by both our own people and the companies that were certified by us, and were accountable towards the distribution companies. Sincethe beginning of the years, we have carried out audits in over l O cities from the Trakya region to Erzurum, fromAntalya to Karaman. Until the present, we have not faced any problems."
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