Baku, Azerbaijan, June 25
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Turkey received the first LNG supplies in the volume of 207 cubic meters from Qatar, Trend reports referring to the Turkish media.
Reportedly, the first supplies were made on May 30, 2019 from Qatar’s Port of Ras Laffan.
Ankara and Doha signed an agreement in early December 2016 to supply 1.2 billion cubic meters of liquefied gas to Turkey. The agreement was signed during the visit of the Turkish president to Qatar.
The gas from Qatar will be supplied to Turkish EgeGaz LNG terminal, Etki LNG terminal in Izmir and Marmara LNG terminal in Tekirdag province.
Presently, Turkey imports gas from Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan. Moreover, Ankara signed the agreements with Algeria and Nigeria for the supply of 4.4 billion and 1.2 billion cubic meters of liquefied gas per year, respectively.
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