4th Turkish drilling vessel sails for E. Mediterranean

STORY: 4th Turkish drilling vessel sails for E. Mediterranean DATELINE: Aug. 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the drilling vessel STORYLINE: Türkiye's fourth drilling ship sailed for the Eastern Mediterranean as part of the country's plan to explore energy resources in the region, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. The new drilling vessel, named Abdulhamid Han, will carry out work in the Yorukler 1 Well, 55 km off the Gazipasa district of Antalya province, Erdogan said at the launching ceremony of the ship in the southern Mersin province. "Yorukler 1 Well is the first step of our comprehensive work plan in the Eastern Mediterranean. Drilling works are in our jurisdiction. We do not need to get permission from anyone for this," he said. The president stressed that the Abdulhamid Han symbolizes Türkiye's new vision of energy. "We have entered a new period in which we run by ourselves the processes of seismic exploration, drilling an