Mavi Vatan's first factory

Osman Gazi Floating Production Platform, Türkiye's first floating natural gas processing facility, was sent off to its first duty station, Sakarya Gas Field, with a ceremony held at Filyos Port.

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said, "Our goal is to light the fire of the Sakarya Gas Field in Osman Gazi's flame tower in December, before the end of this year." he said.

In his video message to the ceremony, President Erdoğan said, "Today, we are opening a brand new page in our energy history. We are sending Osman Gazi, which is literally a floating industrial facility, to the Black Sea to its place of duty. Osman Gazi is the first factory of the 'blue homeland'. With 21 different units on it, it will process the gas it receives from the wells in the Sakarya Gas Field and send it to Filyos through undersea pipes. Thus, our daily natural gas production in the Black Sea is "It will double to 20 million cubic meters, and as of the beginning of 2027, 1 in every 3 households will use our domestic natural gas," he said.