Türkiye maps out new energy corridors spanning Basra, Qatar, Turkmenistan

Türkiye ramped up efforts to build new energy corridors to bring Basra oil and Qatari and Turkmen gas to its territory as part of plans to reposition itself at the center of regional supply routes, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Friday.

Speaking at an energy summit in Antalya, Bayraktar described the ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran conflict as one of the most severe energy disruptions in recent history, reinforcing the need for new infrastructure and diversified routes.

Türkiye, he suggested, is…