Turkey, Saudi Discuss Long-Term Oil Purchase
Turkey has started talks with Saudi Arabia for long-term oil purchases, Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Tuesday, suggesting a move to seek to diminish a reliance on Iranian oil. "Iran isn't an ordinary country for
Turkey backs petrol sales to Iran despite sanctions
By Orhan Coskun ANKARA, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Turkey will support petrol sales by Turkish companies to Iran, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz told Reuters on Wednesday, despite U.S. sanctions that aim to squeeze the Islamic Republic's fuel imports. The
Turkey Cancels Oil Search Plans in Syria
supplies after a spate of attacks by supporters of Syrian President Bashar Assad on its diplomatic missions. Energy Minister Taner Yildiz announced that Turkey had shelved plans for Turkey's petroleum company, TPAO, to jointly explore oil with Syria's