BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 5
By Anastasia Savchenko - Trend:
Turkey reduced imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Russia by 63.6 percent in August 2019, Trend reports referring to the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).
According to EPDK, in the reported period, the largest volume of LPG exports to Turkey fell to the shares of Algeria and the US.
In August 2019, Turkey imported 332,803 tons of LPG, which is 6.76 percent more compared to August 2018.
Comparative table including the countries and LPG import volumes in August 2019:
|
Countries |
Imports (tons) |
Difference (%) |
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|
August 2018 |
Market share (%) |
August 2019 |
Market share (%) |
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|
Algeria |
121,654 |
39.03 |
183,265 |
55.07 |
50.64 |
|
US |
53,831 |
17.27 |
89,071 |
26.76 |
65.46 |
|
Kazakhstan |
25,974 |
8.33 |
28,326 |
8.51 |
9.05 |
|
Russia |
36,416 |
11.68 |
13,254 |
3.98 |
-63.60 |
|
Libya |
10,475 |
3.36 |
10,172 |
3.06 |
-2.90 |
|
Norway |
30,782 |
9.87 |
2,780 |
0.84 |
-90.97 |
|
Turkey |
0.000 |
0.00 |
2,000 |
0.60 |
- |
|
Malta |
0.000 |
0.00 |
1,449 |
0.44 |
- |
|
Spain |
0.000 |
0.00 |
1,200 |
0.36 |
- |
|
Sweden |
0.000 |
0.00 |
682,936 (kg) |
0.21 |
- |
|
UK |
0.000 |
0.00 |
599,784 (kg) |
0.18 |
- |
|
Italy |
2,525 |
0.81 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
|
Nigeria |
28,443 |
9.12 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
|
Ukraine |
1,620 |
0.52 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
|
Total |
311,726 |
100 |
332,803 |
100 |
6.76 |
As of August 2019, 12 licensed companies imported LPG. The biggest share of LPG imports accounted for company Aygaz Anonim Sirketi.
Table including the companies and LPG import volumes in August 2019:
|
Companies |
August 2019 |
|
|
Imports, tons |
Market share (%) |
|
|
AYGAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
123,336 |
39.57 |
|
MİLANGAZ LPG DAĞITIM TİCARET VE SANAYİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
60,934 |
19.55 |
|
İPRAGAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
31,798 |
10.20 |
|
YURTPET AKARYAKIT LPG DAĞITIM PAZARLAMA SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ |
27,805 |
8.92 |
|
PETROL OFİSİ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
23,010 |
7.38 |
|
PET GAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
12,912 |
4.14 |
|
AYTEMİZ AKARYAKIT DAĞITIM ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
10,494 |
3.37 |
|
SHELL & TURCAS PETROL ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
9,141 |
2.93 |
|
AKPET GAZ ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
3,817 |
1.22 |
|
GASRALL LPG PETROL ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
3,500 |
1.12 |
|
PETKİM PETROKİMYA HOLDİNG ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
2,974 |
0.95 |
|
YURTGAZ LPG DAĞITIM ÜRÜNLERİ PAZARLAMA SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ |
1,999 |
0.64 |
|
Total |
311,726 |
100 |
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