When financial calculations are made, the use of natural gas discovered in the Sakarya field in the Black Sea of ​​Turkey is a more cost-effective option than imported gas.

According to the report of "APA-Economics", Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez said this in an interview with "Habertürk".

According to him, the goal is to reach the maximum production level in the field within 4 years, which will allow Turkey to reduce gas imports by 30%.

Fatih Dönmez added that currently the country imports 99.3% of the gas it consumes, and last year Turkey's gas consumption was 54 billion.

was around cubic meters.

According to the minister, the country's total gas reserves in the Black Sea are 710 billion.

cubic meters: "In this case, we see that we can supply the gas consumed in homes in Turkey for 33 years from this deposit."