14.03.2025 07:30
Turkey, which is diversifying its production with alternative energy sources, will extract shale gas from the Diyarbakır Basin following its recent agreement with the United States in the energy sector. The material value of the gas is reported to be 350 billion dollars.
Turkey will develop unconventional oil and gas resources in the Diyarbakır Basin within the framework of the Joint Venture Agreement signed with the USA. In this context, shale gas will be produced in the basin.
SHALE OIL
According to a report by Cevdet Fırat Aydoğmuş from Türkiye Gazetesi, Ali Rıza Öner, President of the Waste Management and Energy Production from Waste Association (TAYED), stated that according to studies conducted by the US Geological Survey, it is estimated that there are technically recoverable total of 651.3 billion cubic meters of shale gas and 4.7 billion barrels of shale oil in the Southeastern Anatolia and Thrace regions of Turkey.
PRODUCTION HAS NOT YET STARTED
Öner expressed that various foreign companies conducted exploration and drilling activities in the 2010s to bring this potential into the economy, but production has not yet started in Diyarbakır. "In recent years, TPAO has conducted shale gas and shale oil studies in 5 wells in the Southeastern Anatolia Region and 10 wells in Thrace."
"VALUE IS EXACTLY 350 BILLION DOLLARS"
While drilling has been completed in 3 wells in Diyarbakır, it is still ongoing in 2 wells. The goal is to bring the mentioned 651.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas into production at the highest possible level. Today, the material value of this gas is 350 billion dollars," he said.