Baku, Azerbaijan, August 7
By Emil Ismayilov - Trend:
Turkish state-run pipeline company Botas imported 21.33 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas from various sources in January-June 2014 compared to 19.1 bcm in the same period of 2013, Botas said.
Turkey imports gas from Azerbaijan, which is supplied via the South Caucasus Pipeline (Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum).
Botas imported a total of 38.42 bcm of gas from various sources in 2013 compared to 43.09 bcm in 2012.
Moreover, some 312 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas accounted for Botas' export operations in January-June compared to 295 mcm in the same period of last year.
Some 694 mcm of gas accounted for Botas' export operations in 2013 compared to 622 mcm in 2012.
The company said that some 20.52 bcm of gas was sold in the Turkish domestic market in January-June compared to 19.02 bcm in January-June 2013.
Last year, this figure was over 37.96 bcm, compared to 41.44 bcm in 2012.