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“TPAO GM Details Gabar Oil Discovery: What It Means”

Turkey’s national oil and gas company, Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), has made a major discovery in the Aybüke Yalçın well in Gabar, south-eastern Turkey. The well, named after a female Turkish soldier who died fighting terrorists in 2017, contains around 1 billion barrels of crude oil, with the potential for daily production of up to 100,000 barrels per day. The oil is of a high quality comparable to Arabian crude, and is likely to generate significant income for Turkey over the coming decades. TPAO General Manager Melih Han Bilgin said the well had been difficult to drill, requiring 24-hour unmanned aerial vehicle protection as well as protection from the Turkish Gendarmerie and the police.





