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31995
Mon, 11/24/2008 - 18:54
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TURKEY'S ENERGY MINISTER SAYS HE WILL MEET HIS ISRAELI AND INDIAN COUNTERPARTS
-TURKEY'S ENERGY MINISTER SAYS HE WILL MEET HIS ISRAELI AND INDIAN COUNTERPARTS
BANGALORE (A.A) - 24.11.2008 - Turkey's Energy & Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler has said that he would meet his Israeli and Indian counterparts in the coming days for the Ceyhan-Red Sea oil pipeline project.
Guler, who is currently in India to accompany Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told reporters, "the highest amount of cargo allowed to pass from the Turkish Straits is set as 130 thousand tons while ships carrying 400 thousand tons of cargo can come to Ceyhan Port in southern Turkey. On the other hand, it takes 39 days for a ship to arrive in the Red Sea after passing from the Turkish Straits, and only 16 days from Ceyhan to India. These are significant advantages for India."
He said that he would meet his Israeli and Indian counterparts in the coming days to talk about the Ceyhan-Red Sea oil pipeline project.
Guler also added that Indian oil company had been cooperating with the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO in Libya, and similar cooperation should be made in other countries.
BANGALORE (A.A) - 24.11.2008 - Turkey's Energy & Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler has said that he would meet his Israeli and Indian counterparts in the coming days for the Ceyhan-Red Sea oil pipeline project.
Guler, who is currently in India to accompany Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, told reporters, "the highest amount of cargo allowed to pass from the Turkish Straits is set as 130 thousand tons while ships carrying 400 thousand tons of cargo can come to Ceyhan Port in southern Turkey. On the other hand, it takes 39 days for a ship to arrive in the Red Sea after passing from the Turkish Straits, and only 16 days from Ceyhan to India. These are significant advantages for India."
He said that he would meet his Israeli and Indian counterparts in the coming days to talk about the Ceyhan-Red Sea oil pipeline project.
Guler also added that Indian oil company had been cooperating with the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO in Libya, and similar cooperation should be made in other countries.
