BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 29
By Nargiz Ismayilova - Trend:
Turkey reduced import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Russia by 84.9 percent in December 2019, Trend reports referring to the report of the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).
According to EPDK, the largest volume of LPG export to Turkey accounted for Algeria and the US.
Turkey imported 242,913 tons of LPG in December 2019, which is 15.5 percent more compared to December 2018.
LPG import volumes in December 2019:
|
Countries |
Imports (tons) |
Difference (%) |
|||
|
December 2018 |
Market share (%) |
December 2019 |
Market share (%) |
||
|
The US |
42,043 |
19.9 |
116,057 |
47.7 |
176 |
|
Algeria |
116,339 |
55.3 |
94,517 |
38.9 |
18.7 |
|
Kazakhstan |
25,728 |
12.2 |
22,157 |
9.1 |
-13.8 |
|
Greece |
0,000 |
0,00 |
4,232 |
1.7 |
- |
|
The Netherlands |
0,000 |
0,00 |
3,180 |
1.3 |
- |
|
Russia |
18,410 |
8.7 |
2,768 |
11 |
-84.9 |
|
The UK |
2,999 |
1.4 |
0,000 |
0,00 |
-100 |
|
TOTAL |
210,321 |
100 |
242,913 |
100 |
15.5 |
As of December2019, 10 licensed companies imported LPG. The biggest share of LPG imports accounted for Aygaz Anonim Şirketi company.
Table including the companies and LPG import volumes in December 2019:
|
Companies |
December 2019 |
|
|
Imports, tons |
Market share (%) |
|
|
Aygaz Anonim Şirketi (A.Ş.) |
93,628 |
38.5 |
|
Milangaz LPG Dağıtım Ticaret ve Sanayi A.Ş. |
41,200 |
16.9 |
|
Yurtpet Akaryakıt Lpg Dağıtım Pazarlama Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi |
33,162 |
13.6 |
|
Ipragaz A.Ş. |
23,964 |
9.8 |
|
Gasrall Lpg Petrol A.Ş. |
17,055 |
7 |
|
Pet Gaz A.Ş. |
11,241 |
4.6 |
|
Aytemiz Akaryakıt Dağıtım A.Ş. |
7,975 |
4 |
|
Petrol Ofisi A.Ş. |
7,521 |
3.1 |
|
Shell & Turcas Petrol A.Ş. |
4,991 |
2.1 |
|
Akpet Gaz A.Ş. |
4,179 |
1.7 |
|
TOTAL |
242,913 | 100 |