The 7th Natural Gas Market System Workshop, which gathers all actors of the natural gas market together on a regular basis, was hosted by EMRA on 16 October 2017.
The workshop which was conducted under the presidency of Natural Gas Market Department of EMRA was highly participated by officials of the transmission and storage systems operator, Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAŞ), Energy Exchange Istanbul (EXIST), representatives from the legal entities holding the natural gas import and wholesale license as well as representatives from PETFORM, GAZBIR (Natural Gas Distribution Companies Association of Turkey) and GAZID. The system workshop which was hosted by EMRA provided opportunities for parties to freely discuss each other’s opinions and suggestions and comprised evaluations on the general situation of transmission and storage infrastructure before winter, amendment proposals with regards to emergency network operation regulations (NOR), the last stage reached for establishment of the natural gas market of EXIST and the recent issues regarding the natural gas market. The workshop results and the amendment proposals agreed upon by the parties will be reported and submitted to the approval of Energy Market Regulatory Authority.