
Türkiye's first floating natural gas processing facility, Osman Gazi, was sent off to its place of duty in the Sakarya Gas Field.
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Türkiye's offshore natural gas exploration and processing activities are carried out in the Sakarya Gas Field.
Türkiye's first floating natural gas processing facility Osman Gazi was sent off to his duty station, Sakarya Gas Field. Sending a video message to the "Osman Gazi Floating Production Platform Farewell Ceremony", President Erdoğan used the following statements:
"I pray to God that the Osman Gazi Floating Production Platform will be of beneficial service to our country. 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 its place of duty, to the Black Sea.
Osman Gazi is the first factory of the Blue Homeland, which is the marine counterpart of our Türkiye Century vision.
"ONE ENERGY CASTLE FROM A FACE"
Osman Gazi Floating Production Platform is a floating energy castle with 140 personnel. With 21 different units on it, it will process the gas from the wells taken from the Sakarya gas field and send it to Filyos through submarine pipes.
Our natural gas production in the Black Sea will double to 20 million cubic meters per day. Starting from the beginning of 2027, one in every 3 households will use our domestic natural gas. "Good luck."
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar stated that Türkiye's first floating natural gas processing facility was sent off to Sakarya Gas Field, the place of duty of Osman Gazi.
Minister Bayraktar stated that in 2027, the floating production platform Osman Gazi will increase the gas production in the Sakarya field to 20 million cubic meters per day.
Minister Bayraktar said, "Our goal is to light the fire of the Sakarya Gas Field in Osman Gazi's flame tower before the end of this year."
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The fire of Sakarya Gas Field will be lit in Osman Gazi's flame tower before the end of the year
Likely · Within months
Starting from the beginning of 2027, one in every 3 households will use domestic natural gas
Likely · Within months

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Türkiye's first floating production platform, Osman Gazi, was sent off to the Black Sea from Zonguldak Filyos to start its duty in the Sakarya Gas Field. The platform is expected to operate for 20 years and provide an added value of $3.5 billion annually to the economy.