YENİ ORTADOĞU MU? SAHRA ALTI AFRİKA’NIN PETROL VE GAZ POTANSİYELİ, KÜRESEL ENERJİ SEKTÖRÜNDEKİ ÖNEMİ

Year 2021, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 25 - 48, 31.12.2021

Nazan Yalcın Erik

https://doi.org/10.54132/akaf.988634

Abstract

Ortadoğu ve Meksika Körfezi gibi küresel ölçekte bilinen ve işletilen zengin petrol ve doğal gaz rezerv alanları dışında çok dikkat çekmese de birçok alan geleceğin potansiyel fosil yakıt üretim bölgeleri olarak düşünülmektedir. Bunlardan en önemlisi ise Afrika kıtasıdır. Kıta, dünyada en fazla petrol üreten 30 ülkeden beşine (Nijerya, Angola, Cezayir, Libya, Mısır) ev sahipliği yapmaktadır. Birçok Doğu Afrika ülkesinde petrol/doğal gaz aramaları yıllardır devam etse de ülkelerdeki siyasi istikrarsızlıklar ve yasal düzenlemelerin yeterli olmaması gibi nedenlerle sınırlı başarı elde edilmiştir. Bununla birlikte, bazı uluslararası petrol ve gaz şirketlerinin (IOC’s) Doğu Afrika ülkelerinde bir dizi büyük keşif yapması sonrasında bölgeye ilgi artmıştır. Genel anlamda enerji sektörünün ekonomi ile yakın ilişkisi nedeniyle bazen bilimsel verilere dayanmayan ve ticari hedefli yanıltıcı haberler de görülmektedir. Bu çalışmada özellikle “Yeni Ortadoğu” olarak lanse edilen Sahra Altı Ülkelerin petrol ve gaz potansiyellerini bilimsel veriler ile ortaya konulması hedeflenmiştir.

Keywords

Afrika, Ham Petrol, Sahra Altı Afrika, Petrol Sektörü, Nijerya, Angola

IS THE NEW MIDDLE EAST? OIL AND GAS POTENTIAL OF SUB-SAFRICA, IMPORTANCE IN THE GLOBAL ENERGY INDUSTRY

Abstract

Many areas are considered to be potential fossil fuel production areas of the future, although they do not attract much attention except the rich oil and natural gas reserves that are globally known and operated such as the Middle East and the Gulf of Mexico. The most important of these is the African continent. The continent is home to five of the 30 countries that produce the most oil in the world (Nigeria, Angola, Algeria, Libya, Egypt). Although crude oil / natural gas exploration has continued for years in many East African countries, limited success has been achieved due to reasons such as political instability and insufficient legal regulations in the countries. However, interest in the region has increased after some international oil and gas companies (IOCs) made a series of major discoveries in East African countries. In general, due to the close relationship of the energy sector with the economy, misleading news that are not based on scientific data and with commercial targets are sometimes seen. In this study, it is aimed to reveal the oil and gas potentials of Sub-Saharan Countries, which are known as “New Middle East”, with scientific data.

Keywords

Africa, Crude Oil, Sub-Saharan Africa, Oil Sector, Nigeria, Angola

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