After the "win-win" agreement between Turkey and Israel, energy relations may take time to bear fruit, Nusret Comert, the chairman of Damnus Energy, told NGE. Comert, who has over 30 years of experience in the global gas industry, is an expert on relations in the eastern Mediterranean. He talked about the recent rapprochement between Israel and Turkey, as well as between Russia and Turkey.
“Israel gas may ship to Turkey in three years time, but steps need to be taken by private sector companies in both Israel and Turkey,” Comert said, who headed Shell Turkey over ten years. “The agreement between two countries will form the basis for expanding energy relations between the two countries. However, politicians will not waste more time with talking, which may postpone investment decisions as well as blurring the political environment,” Comert said.
