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.