Iran Plans Hormuz Exclusion Zone as Gulf Traffic Falls
Tehran expands its ship blacklist as Oman corridor terms remain unsettled and Türkiye raises its 2026 energy import estimate to $71 billion
Bosphorus News
Energy
Coverage of hydrocarbons, pipelines, electricity and the energy diplomacy connecting Türkiye, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Caucasus and the Gulf.
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Türkiye Opens Thorium Track as IEA Urges Lower Nuclear Dependence
TENMAK’s Copenhagen Atomics deal adds a domestic-fuel research path as Türkiye weighs suppliers for eight large reactors in Sinop and Thrace
Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
Russia’s Share of Türkiye’s Diesel Imports Drops to 20%
US and Indian cargoes hit record highs as Russia’s export ban and disrupted Hormuz traffic tighten replacement supply
Bosphorus News
Türkiye Still Takes Iranian Gas a Month After Contract Expired
Three conflicting accounts circulate over why volumes keep crossing the border, and neither Ankara nor Tehran has confirmed any of them
BOTAŞ
War Debris Keeps Reaching Türkiye's Black Sea Coast as Sakarya Output Prepares to Double
One drone was identified as a Russian-made Geran-2. Another was destroyed off Karaburun with no published origin assessment
Britannica
Iraq Turns to Ceyhan as Hormuz Risks Expose Gulf Export Dependence
Iraq’s northern oil export route through Ceyhan is gaining renewed attention as Baghdad seeks to reduce exposure to Gulf shipping risks
BOTAŞ
Türkiye Expands Black Sea Gas Production as Drone Debris Reaches Coast
Osman Gazi is set to enter service in the fourth quarter as unexplained unmanned systems continue reaching Türkiye’s Black Sea coastline
TPAO
Two-Way Türkiye-TRNC Gas Pipeline Turns Engineering Choice Into Cyprus Legal Dispute
A 101-kilometre Anamur-Teknecik gas pipeline designed for bidirectional flow is now at the centre of a UN dispute over future energy routes, maritime rights and offshore resources
TPAO
Greece-Cyprus Power Link Prepares Survey Return Off Kasos With French Vessel
Cyprus says a new NAVTEX will be issued within weeks as GSI prepares to resume seabed work in waters that exposed Greek-Turkish maritime differences
Greek PM Press Office
Türkiye Signs Syria Phosphate Deal, Plans to Triple Power Exports
Bayraktar meets Syria's energy minister in Damascus as a new transmission line prepares to lift supply within weeks
Türkiye's Energy and Natural Resources Ministry
Türkiye's Domestic Oil Output Reaches 23.1 Million Barrels in First Half of 2026
Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar says Black Sea gas production will double this year as Ankara's overseas portfolio grows from Somalia to Iraq
Türkiye Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources
Azerbaijan Tops Türkiye's June Gas Imports as Russia Leads the Year
EPDK's June data shows Baku's monthly lead is a four-year pattern, while Moscow still supplied more than double Azerbaijan's gas over the first half of the year
Türkiye's Ministry of Energy