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Türkiye, Egypt clinch to power up natural gas cooperation, says energy minister

Türkiye, Egypt clinch to power up natural gas cooperation, says energy minister
Türkiye, Egypt clinch to power up natural gas cooperation, says energy minister
March 13, 2025 08:29 AM GMT+03:00

Türkiye's Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, announced on Wednesday that Türkiye and Egypt have decided to take concrete steps to strengthen their partnership, particularly in the natural gas sector.

Alparslan Bayraktar said on X that during his visit to the U.S., as part of the major energy conference CERAWeek2025, he held a meeting with Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi.

He added that during the meeting, they discussed energy security issues of both countries and the region.

Two ministers sit across from each other at a white meeting table
Turkish energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar meets his Egyptian counterpart Karim Badawi during the CERAWeek2025 in Houston, U.S., on Mar. 12, 2025. (Photo via X/@aBayraktar1)

"We discussed strengthening cooperation between our two countries in the fields of natural gas and mining," he said. "We agreed to concretize our cooperation, especially in the field of natural gas."

He also met Tengku Muhammad Taufik, head of the Malaysian state-run energy firm Petronas, Jeff Miller, head of the U.S. Halliburton Company, American Cheniere Energy Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Anatol Feygin, and their delegations.

"During our meetings, we discussed opportunities to further advance our cooperation in the field of energy," Bayraktar said.

March 13, 2025 08:29 AM GMT+03:00
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