Turkey kicks off first overseas offshore drilling as Cagri Bey heads to Somalia

Turkey dispatched its deep-sea drilling vessel Cagri Bey to Somalia for Ankara’s first offshore exploration mission outside its maritime zone, with drilling set to begin at Curad-1 in April off the Somali coast. The ship, recently added to Turkey’s fleet, will be escorted by three Turkish warships and is expected to reach Somalia in about 45 days. Energy officials described the move as historic and said Turkey aims to raise oil output to about 500,000 barrels per day by 2028, with potential gains from discoveries and international production-sharing agreements abroad.