Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez revealed that his country has become a strong regional player in oil exploration and extraction in Libya and other countries, adding that the head of the Tripoli-based “National Accord” government, Fayez al-Sarraj, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed developing cooperation between them in oil and natural gas exploration, during al-Sarraj’s last visit to Turkey in early June.
“The state-run oil company will start exploration activities in parts of the Mediterranean within three or four months, according to a memorandum signed between Turkey and the al-Sarraj government, in November 2019,” said Donmez, according to the website of the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources.
Donmez added that Turkey has become “a strong regional player in oil exploration and extraction, not only in Libya, but in other regions of Africa, and in neighboring regions including Russia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Azerbaijan.”