Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) announced that the Abdulhamid Han, the most powerful natural gas exploration and drilling vessel in the Turkish offshore fleet, has started drilling the Akseki-1 well.
The Abdülhamid Han has previously carried out drilling operations at Yörükler-1 and Taşucu-1 wells in the Mediterranean Sea. There are only 4-5 drilling vessels of this class in the world, and Turkey has one of them at its disposal.