Azerbaijan, Baku, July 1 / Trend A.Taghiyeva /
Imports of liquefied natural gas to Turkey in March 2013 amounted to 234,720 tons, reducing by 0.8 percent in comparison with the same period in 2012, the Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey (EPDK) reported.
|
Exporting countries |
March 2012 |
March 2013 |
Difference |
|
imports (in thousands of tons) |
imports (in thousands of tons) |
||
|
Russia |
56.259 |
67.349 |
19.7 |
|
Algeria |
67.216 |
61.011 |
-9.2 |
|
Kazakhstan |
44.864 |
45.673 |
1.8 |
|
Norway |
42.364 |
38.673 |
-8.7 |
|
Ukraine |
25.874 |
12.502 |
-51.7 |
|
Nigeria |
0 |
7.100 |
- |
|
Italy |
0 |
2.412 |
- |
|
Total |
236.577 |
234.720 |
-0.8 |
In March 2013, export of liquefied natural gas from Turkey fell by 43 percent, reaching 6,680 tons.
|
Importing countries |
March 2012 |
March 2013 |
Difference |
|
Exports (in thousands of tons) |
Exports (in thousands of tons) |
||
|
Switzerland |
0 |
3.354 |
- |
|
North Cyprus |
3.241 |
3.300 |
1.8 |
|
Turkey |
4.153 |
26 |
-99.4 |
|
Tunisia |
3.146 |
0 |
-100 |
|
Gemrnay |
1.200 |
0 |
-100 |
|
Philippines |
54 |
0 |
-100 |
|
Total |
11.794 |
6.680 |
-43 |
Consumption of liquefied gas in Turkey's domestic market in March amounted to 282,109 tons against 283,230 tons in the same period of 2012.