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Saudi energy company courts Turkish players
by Daniel J. Graeber
Istanbul, Turkey (UPI) Oct 11, 2016


Turkey will be an energy hub, Putin says
Istanbul, Turkey (UPI) Oct 11, 2016 - Turkey will become a major energy hub for the European market with assistance from the Russian government, President Vladimir Putin said.

Putin met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a special session of the 23rd World Energy Congress. Alongside geopolitical issues related to the civil war in Syria, where both sides have varying allegiances, the two leaders discussed new life for the Turkish Stream pipeline, a revision to a much larger project meant to carry Russian natural gas to Europe.

Turkey's geographic position makes it desirable as a bridge to transport energy resources from Central Asian suppliers to the European market.

"Please note that we are moving towards the implementation of the Turkish president's plans to establish a large energy hub in the country," Putin said during joint statements with the press.

Turkish Stream, which mirrors the route for the now-abandoned South Stream project, would run under the Black Sea to Turkey and then to the European market. South Stream was scrapped because of concerns about Russian business practices expressed by some European countries.

Putin said during the signing ceremony that advanced Turkish Stream that Ankara would get an unspecified discount for natural gas. Erdogan, for his part, said the agreement meant the project would be accelerated.

The project's forward momentum was thwarted several times because of simmering acrimony between both countries. Turkey is a member of NATO and Russia's stance on the conflict in Syria has at times been at odds with the Western military alliance.

Turkey is also slated to host pipeline networks from Azerbaijan that are meant to break the Russian grip on the European energy sector are planned through Turkey.

Russian energy company Gazprom in the past has shut off gas through Ukraine, its traditional gas host, because of disputes over contracts and debt. That left European nations in the cold and both Europe and Russia are looking to advance new routes that avoid geopolitical tensions.

Saudi Arabia's energy company said it reached a series of agreements in the Turkish energy market that could double the amount of energy-related goods produced.

Delegates from Saudi Arabian Oil Co. met on the sidelines of an energy conference in Istanbul to sign a series of memoranda of understanding with more than a dozen Turkish companies. The Saudi company, known also as Saudi Aramco, said the agreements would strengthen the potential for Turkey's energy future and fit in with a national strategy formulated in Riyadh dubbed Saudi Vision 2030.

"We will double the percentage of locally-produced energy-related goods and services to 70 percent by 2021," Saudi Aramco CEO Amin Nasser said in a statement. "This is a great opportunity for Turkish companies, particularly to bring their expertise and invest in the kingdom's future."

Turkey's geographic position as a bridge between the East and the West makes it attractive to energy investors keen on tapping into diverse energy markets. Diversity schemes for both Russia and European sectors run through Turkey.

"The MoUs will help further the development of business opportunities between the two countries and we look forward to working with Turkish firms on future projects," Nasser said.

Russia recently revived natural gas pipeline plans through Turkey and the latest Saudi move serves as a sign of the geopolitical importance of counting Turkey as an energy partner. Both Riyadh and Moscow have offered fluid support for an agreement reached last month in Algeria by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to work toward an agreement to hold oil production stable to put a floor under crude oil prices.

The 2030 economic agenda aims to boost Saudi Arabia's non-oil revenue and relies in part on raising money through the public listing of shares in Saudi Aramco. Billed as the largest-ever IPO, the offering would likely value the company at $2 trillion.

ING Bank in June warned the IPO could erode OPEC's influence because Saudi Aramco would have to work in the interest of its shareholders rather than the collective will of member states.


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