Turkey makes 5 Tcf gas discovery in Black Sea close to huge Sakarya field

Amasra-1 probe hits gas and boosts reserves in new frontier play to 19 Tcf, as project heads to first gas in 2023

Gas boost: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the Amasra gas discovery on television on 4 June, 2021 — Gas boost: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the Amasra gas discovery on television on 4 June, 2021Photo: AP/SCANPIX

Iain Esau

London

Turkey Black Sea Sakarya Europe Southern Europe

Published 6 June 2021, 18:00Updated 9 June 2021, 08:29