Türkiye seals deal for natural gas exports to Romania

STORY: Türkiye seals deal for natural gas exports to Romania DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish natural gas facility in Black Sea province of Zonguldak (edited) 2. various of Turkish natural gas storage facility in Silivri (courtesy of Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS)) 3. various of Turkish natural gas storage facility in Aksaray (edited) 4. various of Turkish natural gas storage facility in Silivri STORYLINE: Türkiye has agreed to send up to 4 million cubic meters of natural gas daily to Romania via a pipeline starting from Oct. 1, the Turkish Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS) announced on Wednesday. The agreement between BOTAS and Romania's OMV Petrom will be valid until March 31, 2025, the company said in a statement. The parties also agreed to develop cooperation in such fields as gas transmission, storage, production, green energy technologies as well as natural gas trade. The statement added that

Powerful quakes jolt Türkiye

STORY: Powerful quakes jolt Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent "I'm Wang Tengfei reporting on a highway heading to Marash (Kahramanmaras), the center of the earthquake that happened early morning today on Monday. Türkiye's state-owned energy company BOTAS has suspended natural gas flow to several southern provinces. The airport in Hatay is damaged and flights are halted. Turkish energy minister said there were power outages in the provinces of Antep, Hatay and Kilis. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said a total of 2,470 people have been rescued from the rubble. Aid poured out from Türkiye's major cities. Governor of Türkiye's largest city Istanbul said over 1,000 personnel and 30 tonnes of aid materials had been dispatched to the quake-hit region. According to Türkiye's meteorology agency, the air temperatures recorded minu

Türkiye to enter hassle-free winter with full gas storage

STORY: Türkiye to enter hassle-free winter with full gas storage DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Türkiye's natural gas storage facilities in Aksaray province (edited) 2. various of Türkiye's natural gas storage facilities in Silivri, Istanbul province (courtesy of the state Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (Botas)) 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): ALI ARIF AKTURK, Energy researcher and expert STORYLINE: As winter nears, Türkiye has filled its underground natural gas storage units to the brim, confident to be immune from the energy aftershock of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. In October, the state-owned Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (Botas) announced that the country's two underground natural gas facilities have reached a "storage capacity of 100 percent." According to Botas, with respective storage capacities of 4.6 billion cubic meters (bcm) and 1.2 bcm, the two facilities should provide enough gas to cover about 10 percent of annual consumption. Al