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The ceremony for the launching of the construction of Turkey’s first nuclear power plant was held on Tuesday and Energy Minister Taner Yildiz hailed the importance of the multimillion dollar project saying that “development cannot happen in a country without nuclear energy.” The plant will be built in Akkuyu in Mersin province on the shores […]
A Turkish delegation headed by its Energy Minister Taner Yildiz met with Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani, in the Iraqi capital to foster bilateral relations which were affected by a deal between Ankarra and the regional autonomous Iraqi Kurdish region. Baghdad has always maintained that all oil deals should be approved by […]
Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari will be on a working visit to neighboring Turkey as both countries continue to reinforce their bilateral relations. Ahead of his arrival on Friday, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yıldız said that they are implementing projects worth billions of dollars in Iraq and willing to continue abiding by its rules. During […]
Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz accompanied with a delegation is on a working visit to Algeria and was welcomed by Prime Minister Abdelmakek Sellal on his arrival. Issues discussed between the two counterparts ranged from economic cooperation and commercial ties. On the agenda of the Turkish minister also includes ways of opening […]
During a news conference at the Turkish capital, the Chief Executive of Shell announced that oil exploration and production possibilities are being analyzed in the Black Sea by the TPAO, a state owned Turkish oil firm, and Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L). TPAO and Shell signed an agreement last year concerning the exploration and production of […]