{"id":4791,"date":"2026-02-16T12:40:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T12:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/home\/turkey-sends-drilling-ship-to-somalia-for-oil-exploration"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T15:09:09","slug":"turkey-sends-drilling-ship-to-somalia-for-oil-exploration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/economy\/turkey-sends-drilling-ship-to-somalia-for-oil-exploration","title":{"rendered":"Turkey Sends Drilling Ship to Somalia for Oil Exploration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>Turkey sent the drilling vessel \u201cC\u0327agri Bey\u201d to Somalia on Sunday, marking Ankara\u2019s first offshore exploration mission outside its own maritime zone, according to the energy minister.<\/p>\n<p>Alparslan Bayraktar described the move as a \u201chistoric moment\u201d in Turkey\u2019s efforts to explore oil and gas, saying the ship will begin drilling in April at the \u201cKorad-1\u201d well off Somalia\u2019s coast.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a ceremony held at Tas\u0327ucu port in the southern province of Mersin, Bayraktar said: \u201cFor the first time, our drilling ship is setting out on a mission outside our maritime zone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that the \u201cC\u0327agri Bey,\u201d which recently joined Turkey\u2019s drilling fleet, is expected to reach Somalia in about 45 days and will be escorted by three Turkish navy warships.<\/p>\n<p>Bayraktar said Turkey aims to produce 500,000 barrels per day of oil, or the equivalent in hydrocarbons, by 2028, adding that Ankara expects to double that amount through discoveries and overseas production-sharing agreements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Africa<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press. Turkey sent the drilling vessel \u201cC\u0327agri Bey\u201d to Somalia on Sunday, marking Ankara\u2019s first offshore exploration mission outside its own maritime zone, according to the energy minister. 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