Caspian Report - Issue 06 - Winter 2014

Recently Turkey has taken crucial steps in the
energy field, particularly in connection with its
foreign policy. Natural gas and oil purchase and
transportation agreements with Azerbaijan, Iraq,
Russia and Iran are the main indicators
of these steps.
The Energy Market Regulatory Authority
(EMRA) fulfils its duties and
exercises its authority in accordance
with Law No. 4628 on the Organization
and Duties of Energy Market
Regulatory Authority. Its specific duties
are provided in the Law on the
Natural Gas Market (No. 4646, 2001),
Petroleum Market Law (No. 5015,
2003), the Law on the Liquefied Petroleum
Gas (No. 5307, 2005), and
the Law on the Electricity Market (No.
6446, 2013).
Recently Turkey has taken crucial
steps in the energy field, particularly
in connection with its foreign
policy. Natural gas and oil purchase
and transportation agreements with
Azerbaijan, Iraq, Russia and Iran are
the main indicators of these steps.
In this regard, it seems necessary to
gather those laws under a single policy
umbrella, relieve EMRA’s burden,
assign certain competences to local
governments, and transfer certain
competences and duties to the Ministry
of Energy.
In April 2014, the Ministry of Energy
Draft Law on the Petroleum Market
is expected to be submitted to the
Turkish Grand National Assembly
(TBMM). According to this draft, prepared
by the General Directorate of
Petroleum Affairs (PİGEM), the petroleum
market will be place under
the rule of the Ministry of Energy, and
the petroleum sector will be restructured.
The details of the restructuring
are presented in a separate text in the
draft. The most important issues are
as follows:
• Autogas LPG, Autogas CNG and Autogas
LNG are included in the definition
of petroleum;
• Determining independent dealerships
and granting import permits for
these dealers,
• Changing the definition of petroleum;
• Canceling dealer licenses;
• Transferring authorities to local
governments;
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CASPIAN REPORT, WINTER 2014