Drilling starts in Mersin

Turkey is expanding initiated drilling activities in the Mediterranean. And it has moved to operate the second drilling vessel. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez 'Turkey for the first time last year took its drilling ship. In recent weeks, our Fatih drilling boat started to drill off Antalya. Now his brother is coming. It will be in our waters in December. Same specifications. This vessel is also able to drill 2 times a year on average.

Minister Donmez, we will start drilling in the shallow sea at Mersin this week, he said.

There are 5-6 ships with similar characteristics in the world. We have one of them. We have a job program that has the same features as the 2nd vessel. We'll probably continue drilling in the Black Sea.'(www.enerji.gov.tr)

(EE)