Turkey gambles on high risk wildcat in virgin ultra-deepwater play

Turkish Petroleum probe is the first to be spudded in undrilled Mediterranean basin

Oil and gas focus: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the launch of the drillship Abdulhamid Han in Mersin, Turkey. — Oil and gas focus: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the launch of the drillship Abdulhamid Han in Mersin, Turkey.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX

Iain Esau

London

Published 25 August 2023, 10:49Updated 30 August 2023, 11:03

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