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Turkey reduces import of liquefied gas

Oil&Gas Materials 20 February 2012 14:49 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb.20 / Trend A.Taghiyeva/

Liquefied gas import into Turkey in December 2011 decreased by 28,600 tons, or 11.6 per cent less than the same period of 2010, Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority reported on its website on Monday.

Exporter countries

December 2010

December 2011

Difference in %

Import volume (1,000 tons)

Import volume (1,000 tons)

Algeria

91,237

65,331

-39.6

Russia

44,572

49,211

9.4

Norway

46,790

45,908

- 4.9

Kazakhstan

42,370

36,630

-15.6

Nigeria

3,927

26,883

89

Qatar

25,580

13,281

- 92.6

Ukraine

13,616

8,616

2.5

Saudi Arabia

3,791

0

-100

France

2,699

0

-100

Greece

5

0

-100

Total

274,588

245,861

11.6

Export of liquefied gas from Turkey in December 2011 increased by 6,582 tones, which is 37 percent more than the same period of 2010.

Importer countries

December 2010

December 2011

Difference in %

Export volume (1,000 tons)

Export volume (1,000 tons)

Free zone

4,443

8,031

74

North Cyprus

3,400

4,950

31

Tunisia

0

3,596

100

Bulgaria

116

832

97

Macedonia

0

173

100

Greece

437

55

-47

Georgia

0

40

100

Syria

2,699

0

-100

Total

11,095

17,677

37

The consumption of LPG in the domestic market in Turkey in December 2011 was 303,247 tons, which is 2.3 more than the same period of 2010.

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