Galata Galata Galata (in Greek was known as Galatas (Γαλατᾶς, "Galatás")) was a neighbourhood opposite Constantinople (today's Istanbul, Turkey), located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn, the inlet which separates it from the historic peninsula of old Constantinople. The Golden Horn is crossed by several bridges, most notably the Galata Bridge. The medieval citadel of Galata was a colony of the Republic of Genoa between 1273 and 1453. The famous Galata Tower was built by the Genoese in 1348 at the northernmost and highest point of the citadel. At present, Galata is a quarter within the borough of Beyoğlu
Galata gas field majority of the development project work was undertaken in 2003 and 2004. This included: Production from the Galata gas field commenced in June 2004 once all the infrastructure was in place and fully commissioned. The total proven reserves of the Galata gas field prior to production was around 75 billion cubic feet (Bcf). At peak production the field provided more than 16% of Bulgaria's domestic gas needs. Three additional satellite fields located to the East of the Galata gas field were discovered by Melrose. These were the Kaliakra gas field discovered in 2007, the Kavarna gas field discovered in 2008