Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) and Libya's internationally recognised prime minister Fayez al-Serraj
Turkey strengthens Libyan position
The Erdogan regime is further shaking up the East Mediterranean geopolitical and energy landscape
Turkey has announced plans to explore a slice of the Mediterranean claimed last year by the Tripoli-based Libyan government, following an air offensive that has pushed the rival forces of warlord Khalifa Haftar out of western Libya. Turkish energy minister Fatih Donmez said on Sunday that Turkish and Libyan companies will be cooperating on ambitious oil and gas drilling operations in the newly claimed area of sea. The claim is highly controversial—in November last year Ankara and Libya’s internationally recognised Tripoli government signed an agreement extending their economic exclusion zones (EEZs) into territory already claimed by Greece and Cyprus. 90,000bl/d – Libyan oil producti
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