The Turkish analysis vessel “Oruc Reis” departs on Saturday for analysis actions aimed toward finding hydrocarbon deposits off the coast of Somalia.
The ship will sail from Istanbul, crossing the Bosphorus, in a ceremony attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Oruc Reis is predicted to stay off Somalia for seven months, throughout which it’s going to gather information on each pure fuel and oil fields. The information collected from the 3D seismic research shall be analyzed in Ankara and drilling actions will start on the places decided based on the outcomes of the surveys. Somalia has granted an exploration license to the Turkish firm Turkish Petroleum in 15 thousand sq. kilometers of sea house.
Along with the “Oruc Reis” three accompanying ships (Zaganos Pasa, Sancar and Ataman) will depart for Somalia.
Turkish Protection Ministry spokesman Rear Admiral Zeki Akturk introduced at the moment that the analysis vessel shall be escorted and guarded by the Turkish “Somalia Naval Activity Drive” consisting of the ships TCG Gediz, TCG Gokova and TCG Arif Ekmekci.
It’s identified that the vice-president and head of the Protection Division of the primary opposition Republican Individuals's Occasion (CHP), Yanki Baggioglu, had reacted to the dispatch of warships to escort the “Oruc Reis” to Somalia, arguing that “when the safety threats are so apparent in our area, sending a portion of our Navy fight parts out of our area is a strategic mistake.”
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