Turkey in talks with US firm ExxonMobile over multibillion-dollar LNG deal
Turkey is in discussions with US energy giant ExxonMobil regarding a multibillion-dollar deal to buy liquefied natural gas. In an interview with the Financial Times, Turkish energy minister Alparslan Bayraktar said that his country was hoping to diversify its energy providers, therefore bolstering national security. As part of the proposed deal, Turkey would secure up to 2.5 million tonnes of LNG a year from Exxon, at a cost of around $1.1 billion. The agreement could last a decade, although the exact conditions were yet to be determined, Bayraktar said. Watchdog urges caution on reducing Russ...