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Turkey increases liquefied natural gas imports

Oil&Gas Materials 12 August 2013 14:38 (UTC +04:00)
Imports of liquefied natural gas to Turkey in May 2013 amounted to 266,967 tons, increasing by 0.8 percent in comparison with the same period in 2012, the Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey (EPDK) reported on Monday.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Aug. 12 / Trend A.Taghiyeva /

Imports of liquefied natural gas to Turkey in May 2013 amounted to 266,967 tons, increasing by 0.8 percent in comparison with the same period in 2012, the Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey (EPDK) reported on Monday.

Exporting countries

May 2012

May 2013

Difference (%)

Imports (in thousand tons)

Imports (in thousand tons)

Russia

74.885

80.537

7.5

Algeria

53.409

57.749

8,1

Kazakhstan

42.899

36.253

-15.5

Ukraine

12.809

28.555

122.9

Nigeria

0

20.849

-

Libya

22.562

18.408

-18.4

Norway

8.347

14.216

70.3

Italy

2.592

8.215

216.9

Romania

0

2.183

-

France

3.046

0

-100

Total

220.549

266.967

21

In May 2013, export of liquefied natural gas from Turkey fell by 57.5 percent, reaching 1,674 tons.

Importing countries

May 2012

May 2013

Difference (%)

Exports (in thousands of tons)

Exports (in thousands of tons)

North Cyprus

0

1.646

-

Turkey

3.940

28

99.3

Total

3.940

1.674

-57.5

Consumption of liquefied gas in Turkey's domestic market in May amounted to 313,037 tons against 312,567 tons in the same period of 2012.

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