Turkey’s petroleum and natural gas production hit a record high last month. Crude oil production reached 3,361,725 barrels, while natural gas production reached 234,384,017 cubic meters. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar reported that they set monthly and daily records in petroleum and natural gas production last month. According to a written statement from the ministry, new records were broken in crude oil and natural gas production in October. During this period, domestic crude oil production reached 3,361,725 barrels, and natural gas production reached 234,384,017 cubic meters, reaching an all-time high on a monthly basis. Last month, crude oil production in Gabar was 1,566,214 barrels, while natural gas production in the Sakarya Gas Field was 196,772,874 cubic meters. 46.6% of the said crude oil production came from Gabar, while 84% of natural gas production came from the Sakarya Gas Field. “OUR GOAL IS A FULLY INDEPENDENT TURKEY” In October, daily average petroleum production reached 108,443 barrels, and natural gas production reached 7,568,242 cubic meters, hitting record levels. The highest daily petroleum production was 111,280 barrels on October 29, while the highest daily natural gas production was 7,908,044 cubic meters on October 23. Production in Gabar was 52,573 barrels on October 29, and in the Sakarya Gas Field, production was 6,666,803 cubic meters on October 23. Minister Bayraktar, whose views were included in the statement, stated that it was a year focused on production in petroleum and natural gas, saying, “In October, our petroleum and natural gas production reached new peaks both on a monthly and daily basis. We have reached all-time highs in crude oil production with 3,361,725 barrels, and in natural gas production with 234,384,017 cubic meters.” He emphasized that Turkey is growing, the population is increasing, and the needs are growing. He added, “We will increase our production in both petroleum and natural gas with new fields, new searches, and new drilling. Just like the example of Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha starting seismic activities in Somalia, we will make efforts for new reserves and discoveries on different continents. Our goal is a fully independent Turkey in energy.”