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August 7, 2024
Turkey is moving towards its goal of becoming an energy-independent country, and therefore pays special attention to its "energy fleet". At present, the country owns two seismic exploration and four drilling vessels.
Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha
The first Turkish seismic reconnaissance vessel, the Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha, was commissioned in late 2012. The vessel weighs 4,711 tons, is 84 metres long and 21.6 metres wide, has a helipad and satellite link for automatic direction and location. It is capable of studying geological structures at depths up to 8 km underwater and collecting two- and three-dimensional seismic data.
MTA Oruç Reis
The MTA Oruç Reis seismic vessel, built using entirely domestic equipment, started operation in August 2017. The vessel is 87 meters long and 23 meters wide, equipped with modern equipment capable of conducting two- and three-dimensional deep seismic surveys at depths up to 15 thousand meters. It is also equipped with a remotely operated submarine for detailed observation of the seabed at depths up to 1,500 meters.
Drilling vessel "Fatih"
"Fatih" is the first national drilling vessel of Turkey. The vessel is 229 meters long, 36 meters wide and weighs 51,283 tons capable of drilling at depths up to 12,200 meters. In 2020, "Fatih" began the first national deep-sea drilling in the Black Sea at a depth of 3,500 - 4,000 meters.
Drilling vessel "Yavuz"
The vessel "Yavuz", built in 2011 and acquired by Turkey in 2018, has a length of 230 meters and a width of 36 meters. It can drill to 12,200 meters and continue working at waves up to 6 meters thanks to a dynamic positioning system.
Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha
The first Turkish seismic reconnaissance vessel, the Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha, was commissioned in late 2012. The vessel weighs 4,711 tons, is 84 metres long and 21.6 metres wide, has a helipad and satellite link for automatic direction and location. It is capable of studying geological structures at depths up to 8 km underwater and collecting two- and three-dimensional seismic data.
MTA Oruç Reis
The MTA Oruç Reis seismic vessel, built using entirely domestic equipment, started operation in August 2017. The vessel is 87 meters long and 23 meters wide, equipped with modern equipment capable of conducting two- and three-dimensional deep seismic surveys at depths up to 15 thousand meters. It is also equipped with a remotely operated submarine for detailed observation of the seabed at depths up to 1,500 meters.
Drilling vessel "Fatih"
"Fatih" is the first national drilling vessel of Turkey. The vessel is 229 meters long, 36 meters wide and weighs 51,283 tons capable of drilling at depths up to 12,200 meters. In 2020, "Fatih" began the first national deep-sea drilling in the Black Sea at a depth of 3,500 - 4,000 meters.
Drilling vessel "Yavuz"
The vessel "Yavuz", built in 2011 and acquired by Turkey in 2018, has a length of 230 meters and a width of 36 meters. It can drill to 12,200 meters and continue working at waves up to 6 meters thanks to a dynamic positioning system.
Drilling vessel "Kanuni"
Turkey’s third drilling vessel, "Kanuni," joined the fleet in early 2020. The 227-meter long and 42-meter wide vessel began drilling at the Sakarya gas field in the Black Sea in 2021.
Drilling vessel "Abdülhamid Han"
In 2022, Turkey added the fourth draught vessel "Abdülhamid Han" to its fleet. Built in South Korea, the 238-meter long and 42-meter wide vessel can drill at depths of up to 12,200 meters.
On 21 July, the Turkish president announced that a new gas vessel had been acquired to be used for the production of gas at the Sakarya field. The vessel, 300 meters long and 58 meters wide, will arrive in Turkey in about 2 months.
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