Turkey's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Fatih Dolmez, posted a video on social media of Turkey's new drillship. It is the fourth that Ankara has in its fleet and is one of five in the world in its class.
He announced that it will start exploration activities soon.
On his Twitter account, the Turkish minister shared images of Turkey's new drilling vessel. As he said:
"Our 4th drilling ship is one of the 5 ships of its class in the world. It will soon make new discoveries in the depths of our seas. There is no ship of a higher level in terms of technology. Our goal is to complete the preparation of our ship for drilling as soon as possible and we hope to send it on duty as soon as possible."
This is the fourth drillship to join the Turkish fleet consisting of Fatih, Kanuni and Yavuz.
It goes out for research this summer in the Eastern Mediterranean
It is equipped with advanced 7th generation technology and can operate in challenging sea conditions. According to the Daily Sabah, "the drillship is expected to start its exploratory activities this summer in a drilling operation in the Eastern Mediterranean."
The ship is currently called "Cobalt Explorer" but will be renamed. It has started its voyage from the port of Okpo in South Korea on March 7 and is currently off the coast of Algeria.
The ship, operated under the state-owned energy company Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), can conduct exploration with a maximum drilling depth of 12,200 meters. It is 238 meters long and 42 meters wide and will have a crew of 200 people.
Source: in.gr
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