BOTAS BORU HATLARI ILE PETROL TASIMA A.S.

BOTAS BORU HATLARI ILE PETROL TASIMA A.S. Company Introduction:

BOTAS, fully known as BOTAS Boru Hatlari Ile Petrol Tasima A.S., is a state-owned Turkish company established in 1974. It is the national crude oil and natural gas pipeline operator and trade company of Turkey. Its primary activities include the construction, operation, and ownership of crude oil and natural gas pipelines, the import, export, and wholesale trade of natural gas, and the operation of LNG terminals and underground natural gas storage facilities. BOTAS plays a critical role in Turkey's energy infrastructure, ensuring the transportation and supply of energy resources across the country and facilitating international energy transit.

Factory or Trader:

BOTAS is neither a factory nor primarily a trader in the conventional sense. It is an energy infrastructure and utility company. While it does engage in the import and wholesale trade of natural gas, making it a significant player in natural gas trading within Turkey, its core identity is rooted in the ownership and operation of extensive pipeline networks and other energy infrastructure. It does not manufacture goods (like a factory), nor is its sole business buying and selling commodities without significant asset ownership or operational responsibilities (like a pure trading house). Instead, it provides essential services by transporting crude oil and natural gas and managing the associated infrastructure, alongside its natural gas import and supply functions. Therefore, it is best described as a national energy infrastructure and pipeline operator with significant natural gas import and wholesale supply responsibilities.

BOTAS BORU HATLARI ILE PETROL TASIMA A.S. primarily deals with:

* Crude Oil Transportation

* Natural Gas Transportation

* Natural Gas Storage

* LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Import and Export

* Operation and maintenance of pipelines

* Natural gas trade