Yildiz: Katar and Turkey close to ink LNG agreement

Turkey is seeking to buy an additional 6 billion cubic meters (bcm) of liquefied natural gas (LNG), including some from Qatar, under long-term contracts to meet its growing energy needs, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz has said.Talks with Qatar on the purchase have begun, but the world's biggest LNG producer may not provide all of the additional fuel, Yildiz told reporters late on Tuesday. Turkey could also buy from the United States if it is willing to sell. Turkey wants to procure the LNG by 2015, he said. Turkey is seeking to buy an additional 6 billion cubic meters (bcm) of liquefied natural gas, including some from Qatar, under long-term contracts to meet its growing energy needs, Yildiz said. Turkey has asked Qatar to help build an LNG import plant on the Gulf of Saros, an inlet in European Turkey, which would have an annual capacity of 5-6 billion bcm.