Exploration

Turkey sets sights on Black Sea gas riches as drillship spuds well

Turkey's state-owned TPAO spuds wildcat in Black Sea, hoping to find gas in area where Romania has discovery

Drilling ahead: the Fatih has spudded the Tuna-1 wildcat in the Black Sea for TPAO
Drilling ahead: the Fatih has spudded the Tuna-1 wildcat in the Black Sea for TPAOPhoto: REUTERS/SCANPIX
  • Nassir Shirkhani
  • Kama Mustafayeva
Istanbul/Baku
Published 21 July 2020, 14:13Updated 21 July 2020, 14:13
TurkeyTPAOExxonMobilRomaniaeastern Mediterranean