Türkiye sets a new record for total crude oil production in November, exceeding 3.4 million barrels, with the southeastern Gabar region contributing half of the country’s output, the Turkish energy and natural resources minister said on Tuesday.
Aligning with national energy and mining policies, Türkiye has shifted its focus to previously unexplored regions for oil, a critical import commodity, said Alparslan Bayraktar addressing an oil technologies event in Istanbul.
Recalling the largest onshore oil discovery in Turkiye’s history in the southeastern province of Sirnak’s Gabar region, Bayraktar said, ‘As of today, our daily production at Gabar has risen to 61,000 barrels.’
Noting that Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), produces 80% of the oil and natural gas extracted in Türkiye, Bayraktar said, ‘With 3,692 employees, it operates in more than 130 production sites in five regions.’
As one of the leading companies in Türkiye and the region, Bayraktar said TPAO operates in various countries ranging from Azerbaijan to Iraq and Russia to Somalia.
Türkiye wants TPAO to be more active and stronger abroad and increase oil and natural gas production through international partnerships including in Iraq, Libya, Africa, Central Asia, the Caucasus region and South America, Bayraktar said.
