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Oil Production in Turkey

Distribution of Oil and Gas Fields in Turkey in Terms of Companies

Distribution of Seismic Lines and Oil Wells in Turkey

Brief History of Oil Exploration in Turkey
1887: The oil charter of Iskenderun and around was granted to the Grand Vizier Kamil Pasha following a decree, which was later transferred to Ahmet Necati Bey.

1890: Gas signs were encountered in the first drilling in Çengen, İskenderun.

1898: An oil well of 108 m deep was drilled in Gaziköy with the help of workers from Romania, yet oil was not found. In the same period, several wells were drilled in Şarköy and Mürefte by the Ottoman Bank and French companies and oil was found in 82 m deep in Şarköy well and 74 m deep in Mürefte well, which had no economic value.

1899: European Petroleum Company sent a geologist from London to make analyses and oil was found in a well drilled in Hora Dere following the analyses. At first 2 tons of oil was drilled per day, and a total of 47 tons of production was made until the end of 1901. Yet efficiency decreased following 2 years of production and the well was left.

1914: European Petroleum Company was given the permission to explore and produce oil in and around Mosul yet operations could not be started due to the First World War. In the same year, Standart Oil performed geological etude in Mürefte – Hoşköy.

1926: The right to explore and operate all mines of oil and oil compounds within the boundaries of the Republic of Turkey was granted to the Government in accordance with the Petroleum Law accepted on 24th March 1926 No. 792.
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