Baku, Azerbaijan, March 4
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Turkey imported 3.306 million tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in 2018, which is 178,200 tons more than in 2017, Trend reports March 4 with reference to Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).
Turkey imported 210,300 tons of LPG in December 2018, which is 25.19 percent less than in the same month of 2017.
The report notes that Algeria accounted for the largest volume of LPG exports to Turkey during this period.
Table of countries and LPG importation volumes in December 2018:
|
Country |
Imports, tons |
Difference (%) |
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|
December 2017 |
Market share (%) |
December 2018 |
Market share (%) |
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|
Algeria |
118,952,340 |
42.31 |
116,339,401 |
55.31 |
-2.20 |
|
US |
19,817,313 |
7.05 |
42,043,691 |
19.99 |
112.16 |
|
Kazakhstan |
42,047,372 |
14.95 |
25,728,617 |
12.23 |
-38.81 |
|
Russia |
11,240,487 |
4 |
18,410,334 |
8.75 |
63.79 |
|
UK |
1,494,512 |
0.53 |
2,999,958 |
1.43 |
100.73 |
|
Saint-Kitts and Nevis |
1,302,564 |
0.46 |
2,800,000 |
1.33 |
114.96 |
|
Spain |
0 |
0 |
1,999,969 |
0.95 |
- |
|
Norway |
86,305,719 |
30.70 |
0 |
0 |
-100 |
|
TOTAL |
281,160,307 |
100 |
210,321,970 |
100 |
-25.19 |
As of December 2018, 11 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 December 2018:
|
Name of company |
December 2018 |
|
|
Imports, tons |
Market share (%) |
|
|
AYGAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
66,896,405 |
31.81 |
|
MİLANGAZ LPG DAĞITIM TİCARET VE SANAYİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
57,318,693 |
27.25 |
|
İPRAGAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
22,188,102 |
10.55 |
|
YURTPET AKARYAKIT LPG DAĞITIM PAZARLAMA SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ |
19,586,052 |
9.31 |
|
PETROL OFİSİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
12,501,065 |
5.94 |
|
PET GAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
9,262,893 |
4.40 |
|
AYTEMİZ AKARYAKIT DAĞITIM ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
7,978,252 |
3.79 |
|
GASRALL LPG PETROL ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
5,204 |
2.47 |
|
AKPET GAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
3,586,550 |
1.71 |
|
SHELL & TURCAS PETROL ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
2,999,958 |
1.43 |
|
ARGAZ LPG DOLUM TEVZİİ İNŞAAT SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
2,800 |
1.33 |
|
TOTAL |
210,321,970 |
100 |
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