"Currently, we are meeting more than 30% of the electricity through renewable energy," Erdoğan explained, as he vowed to boost the current rate to 39% by 2023.

Turkey attracted $5.42 billion in net international direct investment from January to July this year, the Industry and Technology Ministry announced yesterday.

Azerbaijan's economy is continuing to recover from a banking crisis and recession. Real GDP growth reached 1.4 percent in 2018 and 2.4 percent in the first half of 2019, supported by increases in natural gas production and activity in the services sector.

Bulgaria’s state gas company signed a €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) contract on Wednesday with Saudi-led group Arkad to build a gas pipeline to carry mainly Russian natural gas.

The parties paid particular attention to the continuing expansion of gas transmission infrastructure in Serbia, highlighting the ongoing construction of the linear part of the gas pipeline stretching from the country's border with Bulgaria to its border with Hungary.

Russia exported 248 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2018, mostly via pipeline to Europe. In the next decade, its liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports will almost triple to 68 bcm as the Yamal LNG project reaches full capacity and Arctic 2 LNG comes online (plus two smaller projects).

Вопрос транзитного договора является чрезвычайно важным, но все-таки первоочередной вопрос — будет ли Украина покупать российский газ по прямому контракту. The question of the transit contract is essential, and yet the top-priority question is whether Ukraine will buy Russian gas under a direct contract.

Nuclear research and innovation (R&I) projects need to receive a higher level of financial support from the European Union (EU) in order to help the bloc meet its climate and energy goals,

Nuclear energy is capable of providing both clean electricity and various economic benefits.

Turkey's liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports reached a record high at 7.14 billion cubic meters in the first half of 2019, according to Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority's (EMRA) data.

“The Nord Stream 2 company has clearly informed us that it is sticking to the schedule and the budget, and we have no reason to revise the plan in any way today,” he said when asked if a launch at the end of 2019 or early 2020 was realistic.

Gazprom’s share was around the average of the past three years, edging down by 1% from the previous year to 32%. But it was the first year-on-year drop since 2014-2015, when it was hit by low gas demand in Europe.

"Russian imports are expected to rise month on month in August," it said. "A significant amount of ESP sales for August delivery for both northwest Europe and Central and Eastern Europe is expected to counteract the effect of reduced contractual nominations."

Russian gas sales on Gazprom Export's Electronic Sales Platform (ESP) rebounded above 100 million cu m in Thursday's auction, continuing a trend of steady strong sales on the platform this month.

Russia expressed its readiness to cooperate with Turkey in its oil and gas explorations in the eastern Mediterranean.