BAKU - "National Oil & Natural Gas Company of Turkey (TPAO) produces oil in southeastern region as well as natural gas in Thrace region of Turkey," TPAO Director General Osman Saim Dinc told A.A on Saturday.
Dinc noted that TPAO produces 70,000 barrels of oil daily which means 3 million tons of oil annually.
"TPAO is intensively producing oil in Batman and Adiyaman cities. We are trying to extend the production towards Diyarbakir and Hatay cities," he added.
Dinc said regarding activities on natural gas in Thrace that they are planning to make more than 20 drilling in the region within this year.
He added that preparations continue to present the natural gas (which they have produced in Thrace) to consumption until the beginning of December.