SOFIA, April 15 (Reuters) - Shell (SHEL.L), opens new tab signed a contract with Bulgaria's government on Tuesday giving the oil major rights to explore for oil and gas in a field in the Black Sea.

has inked a contract with the Bulgarian energy ministry for oil and gas exploration offshore Block 1-26 of the Khan Tervel field, in the country's exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea.

Turkey's daily natural gas production at its flagship Sakarya field in the Black Sea has reached around 9.5 million cubic metres, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said, as the country ramps up its ...