Statement from Minister Bayraktar regarding oil production in Gabar Mountain

Created Date: November 24, 2024 15:41

Regarding the oil production in Gabar Mountain, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said that they hope to reach 70 thousand barrels by the end of the year and said, “We have increased the production from 23 thousand barrels to over 58 thousand barrels as of today. We are progressing every day. “We hope to reach 70 thousand barrels by the end of the year,” he said.

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar, who came to Şırnak, inspected the oil field named after Music Teacher Şenay Aybüke Yalçın, who was martyred by PKK terrorists in Batman’s Kozluk district. During his visit to Minister Bayraktar, Governor Birol Ekici, AK Party Şırnak Deputy Arslan Tatar, Mayor Mehmet Yarka, Provincial Gendarmerie Commander Brigadier General Mevlüt Dirim, Provincial Police Chief Serdar Büyükleblebici, AK Party Provincial Chairman İbrahim Halil Erkan, Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Osman Gelis, Turkish Petroleum Joint Stock Partnership (TPAO) General Manager Ahmet Türkoğlu, TPAO Regional Manager Oğuz Şahin, Minister He was accompanied by Deputy Ahmet Berat Çonkar, Deputy Governor Talha Altuntaş and Provincial Director of National Education Bilal Yılmaz Çandıroğlu. Minister Bayraktar and his entourage were welcomed by teachers and TPAO employees. Minister Bayraktar and his entourage listened to the song performed by Martyr Aybüke Yalçın. Bayraktar then presented flowers and pens to the teachers. World number 2 Pınar Benek and European Champion Nurselen Yalgettekin, national boxers from Şırnak, also met with Minister Bayraktar.

‘WE ARE HERE TO REMEMBER OUR TEACHER MARTYR AYBÜKE YALÇIN’

Minister Bayraktar, who made a statement here, stated that today is a special day and said, “We came here to re-examine the works here at the Martyr Aybüke Yalçın Field. Today is a special day, today is Teacher’s Day for millions of our teachers, we are here in a sense to celebrate this special day of our teachers, our most important assets who raise our children, who are the guarantee of our future, and who enlighten the future of our country. Of course, we are here to commemorate our teacher, Martyr Aybüke Yalçın, who gave her name to our Aybüke Yalçın Field. He was martyred in a heinous terrorist attack in 2017. Today, his teacher friends with whom he studied at university are here with us. We came here with them. Other than that SirnakIt is a more meaningful Teacher’s Day for us and our teacher friends working in . We had many people who strived for Turkey’s independence and progress and were martyred for this cause. One of their iconic names, our teacher Aybüke Yalçın, was martyred at the young age of 23. Here, as Turkish Petroleum Joint Stock Company and the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, we are in a great struggle for our country’s energy independence. “The people whose names we keep alive while fighting this struggle, martyr Aybüke Yalçın, martyr Esma Çevik, martyr Lieutenant, today we are taking great steps towards Turkey’s energy independence in the Mediterranean fields,” he said.

‘WE HOPE TO REACH 70 THOUSAND BARRELS BY THE END OF THE YEAR’

Stating that they increased the production, which was 23 thousand barrels when they arrived before, to over 58 thousand barrels as of today. Minister Bayraktarsaid:

“We are progressing every day. We hope to reach 70 thousand barrels by the end of the year. The potential of the region is very large, that is why there has been terrorism here for years and we could not conduct searches in these regions due to terrorism. But now you see, we have built nearly 500 kilometers of roads in these mountains and we carry out this production in over 60 wells on these roads. We have started to produce Turkey’s highest quality oil here. We will continue with determination. Our country has paid many prices, but we see energy independence as a part of our country’s national security and we will continue our work for this cause here and elsewhere. This country has never bowed to terrorism and will never bow to it. “We will continue this struggle with all the institutions of our state, but with the prayers and power of our nation, hopefully making our internal front much stronger.”

Source: bigpara.hurriyet.com.tr