{
  "id": 19313175,
  "title": "Energy: Erdogan announces oil production at the start of the climate conference",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/energie-erdogan-verkundet-olforderung-zum-auftakt-der-klimakonferenz",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-10T09:30:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/international/energie-erdogan-verkuendet-oelfoerderung-zum-auftakt-der-klimakonferenz/100268714.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the discovery and exploitation of two new oil fields in the country's southeast, coinciding with the start of the UN Climate Conference COP31 in Antalya. The Gabar oil field's production will increase by 30% with new wells, exceeding 100,000 barrels per day in the second half of 2027. The announcement was met with criticism from environmental groups, who point to Turkey's weak climate record and continued investment in fossil fuels. The state-owned Türkiye Petrolleri AO (TPAO) has doubled its spending on searching for new oil and gas reserves over the past five years.",
  "summary": "Turkey is almost completely dependent on energy imports. A new development is intended to provide a remedy. Critics, however, sharply criticize the country's poor climate record.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}