Turkey worries over safety of carrying crude oil through its straits

Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler said in Ankara Tuesday that carrying oil through the Turkish Straits has reached to a very critical and dangerous level regarding environmental, social, physical and economic reasons.

..”Amount of crude oil carried through the Turkish Straits increases gradually each year. This situation poses a serious environmental threat to Turkey,” Guler was quoted as saying in the message.

He noted that 150 million tones of crude oil were transported through the Turkish Straits in 2005, adding that this amount is expected to reach 190-200 million tones in 2009.

People’s Daily