Diesel: Türkiye wants to purchase diesel from the controversial US-Russian agreement

Ankara. Turkey wants to benefit from the controversial diesel agreement between the USA and Russia. Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced this on Sunday.

The deal between the US and Russia is important for Turkey's energy security, Bayraktar told Channel 7. "Now they have signed a diesel agreement with (US President Donald) Trump... Through the talks we are having, we will bring some of this diesel to Turkey," the minister said, without giving further details.

Bayraktar also announced that Turkey wants to massively expand its domestic gas production. A second floating gas production platform is scheduled to be put into operation in the first quarter of 2028. This will increase the daily production volume in the Black Sea to 45 million cubic meters. “We will then use our own gas in three out of four households in Turkey,” said the minister.

On Saturday, Turkey sent its first floating production platform, the “Osman Gazi”, into the Black Sea. This move is expected to more than double daily production from the largest domestic gas field, Sakarya, from the current 9.5 million to 20 million cubic meters.

Turkey is one of the largest gas markets in Europe and has so far been almost entirely dependent on imports for its needs. Last year, the country consumed 59 billion cubic meters of gas, while domestic production was only 3.1 billion cubic meters.