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

Traffic accident kills 6 in Istanbul, Türkiye

STORY: Traffic accident kills 6 in Istanbul, Türkiye DATELINE: March 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of video record of the accident STORYLINE: Six people died Monday when a semi-trailer truck crashed into two automobiles in Istanbul, Türkiye's largest city, Istanbul governor's office announced in a statement. The accident occurred at 3:30 p.m. local time (1230 GMT) on the Trans-European Motorways in the Silivri district on the European side of the city, according to the statement. Three more people were injured and rushed to nearby hospitals. Gendarmerie units, firefighters, emergency medical units, as well as emergency and disaster response teams have been dispatched to the area. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye. (XHTV)

Türkiye aims to set benchmark price on natural gas: president

STORY: Türkiye aims to set benchmark price on natural gas: president DATELINE: Dec, 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Silivri Natural Gas Storage Facility in Istanbul, Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking at the Silivri Natural Gas Storage Facility opening ceremony in Istanbul, Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of North Marmara Sea Natural Gas Storage and Recycling Facility in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 4. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijan President lham Aliyev and Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov in Awaza, Turkmenistan (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye is working toward becoming a global energy hub, which sets the benchmark price of natural gas, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Friday. Speaking at the Silivri Natural Gas Storage Facility in Istanbul, Erdogan said he had already disc

Türkiye unlikely to become Europe's gas hub shortly: expert

STORY: Türkiye unlikely to become Europe's gas hub shortly: expert DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:02 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of natural gas storage facilities in Aksaray, Türkiye 2. various of natural gas storage facilities in Silivri, Istanbul, Türkiye 3. various of the previous meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Astana, Kazakhstan 4. various of construction of a natural gas facility in Zonguldak, Türkiye 5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): ALI ARIF AKTURK, Independent energy expert and consultant STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal of making Türkiye a gas trading hub for Europe would enforce Ankara's regional position, but the idea is riddled with hurdles, an energy expert has said. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accepted Putin's proposal and said last month that the gas hub would be established in Türkiye's Thrace. This region of Türkiye borders Greece and Bulgaria and is already

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