Turkey in Talks to Explore 13 Oil, Gas Blocks in Iraqi Kurdistan

Turkey is in talks with the government of northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to conduct exploration activities in 13 oil and gas blocks in the region via the state-backed Turkish Energy Company, Turkish media reported.

The Turkish Energy Company will explore seven of the blocks independently and the remaining six blocks in cooperation with another company, Turkey's energy minister Taner Yildiz said, quoted by daily Aksam on Saturday.

The terms of the potential contracts have not been determined yet, the daily added.

Source: SeeNews