ANKARA (AA) - The 15th International Oil and Natural Gas congress began in Ankara today (Wednesday) at the Bilkent Hotel.
Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) Chairman Yusuf Gunay indicated that they signed an agreement with the Turkish Ministry of Industry & Trade, Gendarmerie and Police for the regulation of oil.
Illegal and smuggled oil is one of Turkey's major problems, said Gunay.
Undersecretary of the Turkish Energy & Natural Resources Ministry Sami Demirbilek remarked that Turkey must have more projects to find oil and natural gas throughout Anatolia.
Turkish Parliament Commission on Oil Smuggling member Atilla Basoglu has indicated that half of the licenses issued for oil search have been provided to world's biggest oil firms. ''We must open more oil wells,'' told Basoglu. ''Most of the smuggled oil comes in Turkey with ships or trucks,'' he noted .
TUPRAS General Manager Husamettin Danis has stressed that there is a price difference between energy sources. ''We are witnessing a great amount of tax lost due to LPG,'' told Danis.
TPAO General Manager Osman Saim Dinc has expressed that Turkey will spend 220 billion U.S. dollars for oil and 100 billion U.S. dollars for natural gas in the next 15 years. ''Oil prices will continue to rise in the next few years,'' commented Dinc.
2005-05-11