Azerbaijan, Baku, May 25 / Trend A. Taghiyeva /
Imports of liquefied natural gas to Turkey in March 2012 decreased by 2600 tons (by 1.1 per cent) compared to the same period of 2011, amounting to 236,577 tons, a report of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) published on its website said today.
|
Exporting countries |
March 2011 |
March 2012 |
Difference (%) |
|
Import volume (thousands tons) |
Import volume (thousands tons) |
||
|
Algeria |
48,931 |
67,216 |
27 |
|
Russia |
51,015 |
56,259 |
9 |
|
Kazakhstan |
45.781 |
44,864 |
2 |
|
Norway |
37,194 |
42,364 |
12 |
|
Ukraine |
12,840 |
25,874 |
50 |
|
Nigeria |
21,001 |
- |
-100 |
|
UAE |
16,751 |
- |
-100 |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
383 |
- |
-100 |
|
Total |
233,897 |
236,577 |
1,1 |
Exports of liquefied gas from Turkey in March decreased by 3900 tons or 33 per cent compared to the same period of 2011.
|
Importing countries |
March 2011 |
March 2012 |
Difference (%) |
|
Export volume (thousands tons) |
Export volume (thousands tons) |
||
|
Turkey |
6655 |
4153 |
-60 |
|
Northern Cyprus |
3300 |
3241 |
-1,8 |
|
Tunisia |
- |
3146 |
100 |
|
Germany |
- |
1200 |
100 |
|
the Philippines |
- |
54 |
100 |
|
Switzerland |
5501 |
- |
-100 |
|
Georgia |
165 |
- |
-100 |
|
Greece |
75 |
- |
-100 |
|
Total |
15,696 |
11,794 |
-33 |
The consumption of liquefied gas in the Turkish domestic market was 283,000 tons in March compared to 290,000 tons in the same period of 2011.