Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 3
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Turkey imported 241,200 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in September 2018, which is 30.30 percent less than in the same month of 2017, the report of Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) says.
The report notes that Algeria accounted for the largest volume of LPG imports to Turkey during this period.
Table of countries and LPG importation volumes in September 2018:
|
Country |
Imports, tons |
Difference (%) |
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|
September 2017 |
Market share (%) |
September 2018 |
Market share (%) |
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|
Algeria |
127,529.222 |
36.84 |
107,553.876 |
44.58 |
-15.66 |
|
US |
85,096.186 |
24.58 |
72,186.892 |
29.92 |
-15.17 |
|
Kazakhstan |
36,775.932 |
10.62 |
23,218.715 |
9.62 |
-36.86 |
|
Russia |
8,641.874 |
2.50 |
17,724.714 |
7.35 |
105.10 |
|
England |
0.000 |
0.00 |
12,894.996 |
5.34 |
- |
|
Norway |
7,538.408 |
20.96 |
6,953.810 |
2.88 |
-90.41 |
|
Ukraine |
1,801,921 |
0.52 |
729.783 |
0.30 |
-59.50 |
|
France |
5,515.506 |
1.59 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
|
St. KItts and Nevis |
1,265.000 |
0.37 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
|
Greece |
6,992.866 |
2.02 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
|
Total |
346,156.915 |
100 |
241,262.786 |
100 |
-30.30 |
As of September 2018, 10 licensed companies imported LPG. The largest share of LPG imports accounted for the company Aygaz Anonim Sirketi.
Table of companies and volumes of LPG imports for September 2018:
|
Name of company |
September 2018 |
|
|
Imports, tons |
Market share(%) |
|
|
AYGAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
92,206.502 |
38.22 |
|
MİLANGAZ LPG DAĞITIM TİCARET VE SANAYİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
69,769.102 |
28.92 |
|
İPRAGAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
21,719.240 |
9.00 |
|
PETROL OFİSİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
13,194.603 |
5.47 |
|
YURTPET AKARYAKIT LPG DAĞITIM PAZARLAMA SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ |
12,874.221 |
5.34 |
|
PET GAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
11,628.406 |
4.82 |
|
AYTEMİZ AKARYAKIT DAĞITIM ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
10,249.745 |
4.25 |
|
GASRALL LPG PETROL ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
6,000.000 |
2.49 |
|
SHELL & TURCAS PETROL ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
1,997.120 |
0.83 |
|
AKPET GAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
1,623.847 |
0.67 |
|
Total |
241,262.786 |
100 |
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