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The State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament, ratified the TurkStream natural gas pipeline project agreement with Turkey on Friday. According to the Duma’s announcement, the project will reduce the gas transit risk from Russia to Turkey and Europe. “Reliable and uninterrupted supplies of Russian gas through the TurkStream will ensure annual export duty ......

Russia and Turkey signed an intergovernmental agreement for the Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline project in Istanbul on Monday. Alexander Novak, Russia’s energy minister and Berat Albayrak, Turkey’s energy minister signed the agreement, following a meeting between Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, which continued for 140 minutes in Istanbul. Earlier ......

Global energy security depends on the Middle East region getting rid of terrorists, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a high-level energy summit in Istanbul Monday. Speaking at the 23rd World Energy Congress, Erdogan said: “Security of the world’s energy supply depends on the [Middle East] region getting cleared of terrorists. “Therefore, we are fighting for ......

Securing and diversifying energy supplies have become issues of national security, Turkey’s prime minister told a high-level summit in Istanbul on Monday. Binali Yildirim was speaking at the 23rd World Energy Congress which was also attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani leader Ilham Aliyev. In a wide-ranging speech Yildirim ......

Russia supports efforts to limit oil production and urges other exporters and producers to do the same, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Speaking at the World Energy Congress, of which Anadolu Agency is the global communication partner for 2016, Putin said that they support OPEC’s decision to limit oil production. “We support recent ......

World Energy Congress 2016 will open new horizons to form a sustainable global energy future, combined with Turkey’s motto of “energy for peace”, Turkey’s Energy Minister Berat Albayrak said on Sunday. The triennial event, of which Anadolu Agency is the Global Communication Partner for 2016, started at the Istanbul Congress Valley on Sunday. Speaking at ......

Russian energy giant Gazprom’s natural gas exports to Turkey reduced to 6.4 billion cubic meters, an 18 percent decline, during the first quarter of 2016 compared to the same period of the previous year.According to the statement by Gazprom, the largest amount of natural gas was exported to Germany with 12 billion cubic meters during ......

We celebrate our Nation’s October 29 Republic Day and we remember our republic ‘s founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and his comrades in arms in particular , all nameless heroes who carried independence soul to Anatolia and gave their lives for this land, with mercy and gratitude . Long live the Republic…    ...

The gas storage facility under Lake Tuz in Central Anatolia will become fully operational by 2019, according to sources from the Energy Ministry. Some 65 percent of the construction activities have already been completed and the first part of the project, which is composed of six storage units, will be opened by 2017, according to officials. In ......