Guler talks up TPAO's Iraq hopes
News wires
Turkey's state-owned player TPAO will get permission to explore for oil in
Iraq with a partner, Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said today.
Turkey, which has been keen to explore Iraqi resources, is also in talks with
companies including Shell to build a natural gas pipeline to export Iraqi
gas to Turkey, Guler told reporters at parliament.
Turkey has been pushing for rights to explore gas fields in northern Iraq and
has supported the possibility of using Iraqi gas for the Nabucco gas
pipeline project that would link European consumers with gas resources in
the Middle East and Caspian areas.
Guler also said that Turkey and the Netherlands had decided to set up a joint
company for wind and other energy projects, but gave no further details.
24 April 2008 11:19 GMT
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24 April 2008 11:19 GMT
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