Baku, Azerbaijan, July 2
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Turkey imported 251,300 tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in April 2019, which is 1.76 percent less than in April 2018, Trend reports referring to Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).
The EPDK 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 April 2019:
|
Countries |
Imports, tons |
Difference (%) |
|||
|
April 2018 |
Market share (%) |
April 2019 |
Market share (%) |
||
|
Algeria |
87,472.600 |
34.19 |
109,534.818 |
43.57 |
25.22 |
|
Kazakhstan |
25,532.788 |
9.98 |
40,532.927 |
16.12 |
58.75 |
|
US |
52,845.440 |
20.65 |
35,583.972 |
14.16 |
-32.66 |
|
Norway |
61,640.406 |
24.09 |
34,323.757 |
13.65 |
-44.32 |
|
Russia |
11,035.667 |
4.31 |
13,829.902 |
5.50 |
25.32 |
|
Netherlands |
0.000 |
0.00 |
8,137.500 |
3.24 |
- |
|
UK |
0.000 |
0.00 |
6,984.562 |
2.78 |
- |
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1,186.765 |
0.46 |
1,964.799 |
0.78 |
65.56 |
|
Spain |
0.000 |
0.00 |
482.650 |
0.19 |
- |
|
Switzerland |
5,580.697 |
2.18 |
0,000 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
|
Libya |
4,990.315 |
1.95 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
|
Romania |
5,593.030 |
2.19 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
|
TOTAL |
255,877.708 |
100 |
251,374.887 |
100 |
-1.76 |
As of April 2019, 11 licensed companies imported LPG. The largest share of LPG imports accounted for company Aygaz Anonim Sirketi.
|
Name of company |
April 2019 |
|
|
Import, tons |
Market share |
|
|
AYGAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
96,649.962 |
38.45 |
|
MİLANGAZ LPG DAĞITIM TİCARET VE SANAYİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
42,076.324 |
16.74 |
|
İPRAGAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
38,992.857 |
15.51 |
|
YURTPET AKARYAKIT LPG DAĞITIM PAZARLAMA SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ |
20,608.734 |
8.20 |
|
PETROL OFİSİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
12,983.865 |
5.17 |
|
PET GAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
10,105.900 |
4.02 |
|
AYTEMİZ AKARYAKIT DAĞITIM ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
9,996.258 |
3.98 |
|
GASRALL LPG PETROL ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
8,669.137 |
3.45 |
|
SHELL & TURCAS PETROL ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
5,956.112 |
2.37 |
|
AKPET GAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
3,370.939 |
1.34 |
|
ARGAZ LPG DOLUM TEVZİİ İNŞAAT SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
1,964.799 |
0.78 |
|
TOTAL |
251,374.887 |
100 |
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