{"id":24983,"date":"2026-02-16T19:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=24983"},"modified":"2026-02-16T19:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T19:02:17","slug":"turkiye-dispatches-deep-sea-drillship-cagri-bey-to-somalia-for-first-overseas-offshore-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=24983","title":{"rendered":"T\u00fcrkiye Dispatches Deep-Sea Drillship \u00c7a\u011fr\u0131 Bey To Somalia For First Overseas Offshore Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    T\u00fcrkiye Dispatches Deep-Sea Drillship \u00c7a\u011fr\u0131 Bey To Somalia For First Overseas Offshore Mission<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drilling-ship-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"T\u00fcrkiye Dispatches Deep-Sea Drillship \u00c7a\u011fr\u0131 Bey To Somalia For First Overseas Offshore Mission\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 5px;\" link_thumbnail=\"\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drilling-ship-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drilling-ship-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\"><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1884794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1884794\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1884794\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drilling-ship.jpg?resize=1200%2C628\" alt=\"drilling ship\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drilling-ship.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drilling-ship-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drilling-ship-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drilling-ship-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/drilling-ship-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1884794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credits: Alparslan Bayraktar\/X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>T\u00fcrkiye has sent its deep-sea drilling vessel \u00c7a\u011fr\u0131 Bey to Somalia, marking the country\u2019s first offshore drilling operation beyond its own maritime zone.<\/p>\n<p>Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar oversaw the departure ceremony at Ta\u015fucu Port in Mersin on Sunday and said the vessel would begin drilling at the Curad-1 well in Somali waters in April.<\/p>\n<p>Bayraktar stated that the drillship is expected to reach Mogadishu in around 45 days. He said the vessel would be escorted by three Turkish naval warships during its voyage.<\/p>\n<p>Officials stated that the ship would not transit the Suez Canal but would instead sail via the Atlantic and Africa\u2019s western coastline.<\/p>\n<p>The seventh-generation ultra-deepwater drillship will target a depth of about 7,500 metres at the Curad-1 well.<\/p>\n<p>The operation follows an offshore seismic survey carried out by T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s research vessel Oru\u00e7 Reis, which was deployed from Istanbul in October 2024 under a bilateral energy agreement signed between T\u00fcrkiye and Somalia in 2024.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canl%C4%B1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canl\u0131<\/a> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f4e1.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\ud83d\udce1\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00c7a\u011fr\u0131 Bey Sondaj Gemisi\u2019ni Somali\u2019ye U\u011furlama T\u00f6reni<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f4cd.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\"> Mersin<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8lmWJK1bLu\">https:\/\/t.co\/8lmWJK1bLu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 T.C. Enerji ve Tabii Kaynaklar Bakanl\u0131\u011f\u0131 (@TCEnerji) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCEnerji\/status\/2023015552059314226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s energy ministry, Oru\u00e7 Reis completed a 234-day mission on 6 June 2025, collecting three-dimensional seismic data across 4,464 square kilometres in three offshore blocks.<\/p>\n<p>Seismic surveys are used to identify potential hydrocarbon-bearing structures, while drilling is required to confirm the presence and commercial viability of oil or gas.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00fcrkiye and Somalia formalised agreements in 2024 covering both onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration.<\/p>\n<p>Bayraktar stated that T\u00fcrkiye aims for its national oil company to reach production of around 500,000 barrels of oil and gas per day by 2028, with a longer-term objective of increasing capacity to 1 million barrels per day.<\/p>\n<p>He added that T\u00fcrkiye has recently signed strategic agreements in oil and gas exploration with US-based ExxonMobil and Chevron, as well as the UK-based BP, and that another overseas offshore partnership agreement with an international company is planned for next week.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1884792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1884792\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1884792\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cagri-Bey.jpg?resize=1200%2C628\" alt=\"Cagri Bey\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cagri-Bey.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cagri-Bey-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cagri-Bey-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cagri-Bey-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Cagri-Bey-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1884792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Credits: Alparslan Bayraktar\/X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the addition of \u00c7a\u011fr\u0131 Bey and Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m, Bayraktar said the number of drillships in T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s fleet has increased to six.<\/p>\n<p>Together with the seismic vessels Oru\u00e7 Reis and Barbaros Hayrettin Pa\u015fa, T\u00fcrkiye now operates what he described as the world\u2019s fourth-largest offshore exploration fleet.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00fcrkiye has expanded its engagement with Somalia in recent years, including the opening of its largest overseas military base in Mogadishu in 2017 and the signing of a new security framework last year focused on maritime security and support along Somalia\u2019s coastline.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00fcrkiye is also pursuing domestic energy development, including gas production in the Black Sea and the construction of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Mersin province.<\/p>\n<p>The $20 billion facility, built by Rosatom, is expected to have a total capacity of 4.8 gigawatts, with four reactors projected to supply around 10 per cent of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s electricity demand once fully operational.<\/p>\n<p><em>References: Reuters, somaliatoday<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    MI News Network<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marineinsight.com\/shipping-news\/turkiye-dispatches-deep-sea-drillship-cagri-bey-to-somalia-for-first-overseas-offshore-mission\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=turkiye-dispatches-deep-sea-drillship-cagri-bey-to-somalia-for-first-overseas-offshore-mission\">Go to marine insight<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T\u00fcrkiye Dispatches Deep-Sea Drillship \u00c7a\u011fr\u0131 Bey To Somalia For First Overseas Offshore Mission Image Credits: Alparslan Bayraktar\/X T\u00fcrkiye has sent its deep-sea drilling vessel \u00c7a\u011fr\u0131 Bey to Somalia, marking the country\u2019s first offshore drilling operation beyond its own maritime zone. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar oversaw the departure ceremony at Ta\u015fucu Port in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-24983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24983"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=24983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24983\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=24983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=24983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=24983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}