Bulgaria Starts Getting Transit-Free Russian Gas Via TurkStream - Bulgargaz

 Bulgaria's Bulgargaz and Russia's Gazprom have agreed for Bulgaria to start receiving Russian gas directly from the TurkStream pipeline rather than through Romania starting 1 January to save some 81 million leva ($45 million), the Bulgarian gas company has said in a statement...........https://sptnkne.ws/ASKY

Turkey, Russia agree 10.25 pct natural gas discount, Ankara to get $1 bln payment-Erdogan

Turkey and Russia have reached a retroactive agreement for a 10.25 percent discount on the natural gas Ankara buys from Moscow, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.

Turkey's capital Ankara hit by flood, 4 injured

Turkey's capital Ankara was hit by flood following heavy rain in Saturday afternoon, injuring at least four people.

Turkey, Azerbaijan strengthen energy cooperation

Turkey and Azerbaijan will soon launch the Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Project (TANAP) to transport Caspian natural gas to Turkey before it reaches Europe, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.

Akkuyu nuclear plant construction to start in 2018: Erdogan

Construction on Turkey's first nuclear power plant will begin in 2018, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday, adding that the plant's inauguration would be held "very soon" with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

US State Dept supports Cyprus’ right to search for offshore gas

A senior US State Department official has repeated Washington’s support for Cyprus’ right to carry out an offshore search for oil and gas, AP reported. Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell said after talks with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday in Nicosia that the US also wants to see a resumption of talks to reunify the ethnically divided island nation.

Saipem 12000 : Eni rig sails for Morocco after Turkey blocks Cyprus search

An Italian drillship blocked by the Turkish navy from exploring for gas off Cyprus was on Tuesday headed for Morocco, a website monitoring sea traffic showed.

Deathly breath of the Greek god: Ancient ‘gate to hell’ still emitting poison gas centuries after mysterious deaths

Scientists studying an [Greek] ancient site in Turkey, once thought to be a gate to hell, have found that the deaths recounted at the stone grotto in historical texts were most likely caused by noxious natural gas.

Turkey, Egypt Clash Over Gas Exploration Rights in Eastern Mediterranean

Tensions between Cairo and Ankara remerged this week after Turkey’s foreign minister announced that oil exploration projects would start in the eastern Mediterranean Sea where Cyprus and Egypt have already divided up the rights.

Powerful quake strikes border area of Iraq and Iran, killing at least 133

Powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the border area between Iran and Iraq on Sunday night, causing at least 133 deaths and hundreds of injured in both countries.

7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Iran-Iraq border region (local time: 21:18, Depth 19 km)

Powerful 7.2 Magnitude Quake Occurs on Iran-Iraqi Border.

Iran Calls on Neighbors to Comply With Water Deals

A senior Iranian official urged the neighboring countries to respect the agreements they have signed with Iran on using the shared water resources.

Two New Earthquakes Hit Coast of Greek Island of Kos : Geodynamics Institute

 On Friday, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Turkish and Greek coastline of the Aegean Sea, leaving two people on the island of Kos dead and over a hundred more injured.

Two killed in 6.7-magnitude quake off Greece and Turkey resorts

At least two people have been killed and dozens more injured on the Greek island of Kos, after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea.

Video: Heavy rain causes roads to flood, travel chaos in Istanbul

Heavy rains that fell in recent hours caused the streets of Turkey's most populous city Istanbul to flood on Tuesday and led to major travel disruption.

Construction of Akkuyu Nuclear Plant to start in Sept.

The construction of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant will start in September this year, top officials of Cengiz-Kolin-Kalyon (CKK), a Turkish consortium of contracting conglomerates, said on Tuesday, a sign of a desire to bolster Russia-Turkey cooperation on several fronts.

One woman missing hours after strong quake hits Lesvos/Séisme de magnitude 6,3 en mer Egée ressenti en Grèce et en Turquie

Firefighters were searching for the resident of a partially damaged home in the village of Vrisa, on the island of Lesvos, on Monday afternoon in the wake of a strong earthquake that struck the area.

Putin orders Gazprom to start laying pipes along Turkish Stream’s sea route

Gazprom will be ready to start laying pipes on the Turkish Stream offshore section in several days, the company's CEO Alexei Miller told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

Iran, EU to Hold Talks on Export of Electricity and Gas via Turkey: EU Official

European Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete said the issue of exports of energy from Iran to Europe is slated to be discussed with Iranian energy and oil ministers on Saturday.

Le secteur touristique en Turquie continue à souffrir

Le secteur touristique en Turquie n'a pas fini de manger son pain noir. Les revenus issus de cette activité ont en effet reculé de 17,1% au premier trimestre par rapport à la même période de 2016, selon des statistiques officielles publiées vendredi.