Fourth Turkish drilling rig “Abdul Hamid Khan” On Wednesday, drilling began at the Yorukler-1 site, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources said. TurkeyFatih Domes, in a social media post.

According to Anadolu, Mr. Donmez said in his post that “the Abdulhamid Khan drilling rig started its first drilling at Yorukler-1 today. We are determined to follow the good news from the Black Sea with even more good news from the Mediterranean this year. time. Through the sweat of our engineers and the prayers of our nation, the fate of our ship will be good, and drilling will be fruitful.

Abdülhamid Han sond gemimiz Yörükler-1 kuyusunda bungun ilk sondına balzidi. 🚢

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Mühendislerimizin ağın teri ve milletimizın duasıyla gemimizin bahtı açık, sondı bereketli olsun. pic.twitter.com/ALywbiBGzi

— Fatih Donmez (@fatih_donmez) August 17, 2022

Recall that at a ceremony in Mersin on August 9, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the deployment of a floating drilling rig in the area of ​​29 nautical miles (about 55 kilometers) from Gazibas, practically on the borders of the Gulf of Antalya, within the Turkish continental shelf. Based NAVTEX which was reported almost immediately (770/22) “Abdul Hamid Khan” will move in the area until October 7, 2022.

The choice of Mr. Erdogan, despite the show held in Mersin and rhetorical exaggeration, reflects the desire for a – limited – period of calm in Eastern Mediterranean. According to some calculations, around the end of September there will be a relatively accurate picture of the situation at the Yorukler 1 site, where Abdul Hamid Khan will be exploratory drilling, and then it will be seen whether the Turkish Oil Company (TRAO) decides to expand the business or move on to the next steps.