Turkey is looking for new source or natural gas Turkey is currently locked in a diplomatic dispute with Russia which provides for 60% of Turkish gas needs. Iran is the second supplier of gas to Turkey, accounting for 30% of the country’s needs.
Turkish leaders have already begun searching for new energy sources, mindful of serious repercussions if Moscow chose to cut gas exports to punish Ankara over its downing of a Russian bomber in Syria.
Turkey is said to be looking at the possibility of boosting imports from Iran. On Monday, an official dismissed reports that Iran had ramped up supplies to its northwestern neighbor.
Head of the gas measuring station on the Bazargan border Sadeq Akbarpour said ran continues gas exports to Turkey at normal levels.
Iran must supply Turkey with a maximum 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas a year under a 25-year deal signed in 1996.
Akbarpour said exports of additional gas are not possible under the existing contract and the two countries have to sign a new deal for any increase.