Russ Oil-Gas

26.03.2009 – (ECO) - ANKARA – Turkish Energy & Natural Resources Minister Hilmi Guler met with Russian Gazprom's executive board chairman Aleksei Miller in Ankara. Guler told reporters following the meeting that the second Blue Stream Project aiming at transporting Russian natural gas to Israel as well as the other natural gas, oil and electricity projects were high on agenda of the meeting. Miller, on his part, said that Turkey was the second biggest customer of the Gazprom with its increasing demand for natural gas. He said that the Gazprom was ready to provide Turkey with an additional amount of natural gas. Upon a question, Guler said that the Turkish Petroleum Corp (TPAO) and the Gazprom would carry out joint projects in Iraq