BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr.1
By Nargiz Ismayilova - Trend:
Turkey reduced import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Russia by 85.2 percent in January 2020, 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 262,536 tons of LPG in January 2020, which is 7.9 percent more compared to the same month of 2019.
LPG import volumes from various countries in January 2020:
|
Countries |
Imports (tons) |
Difference (%) |
|||
|
January 2019 |
Market share (%) |
January 2020 |
Market share (%) |
||
|
The US |
103,205 |
42.72 |
105,066.507 |
40.02 |
1.8 |
|
Algeria |
43,578 |
18.04 |
79,084 |
30.12 |
81.48 |
|
Kazakhstan |
44,479 |
18,41 |
28,617 |
10,90 |
-35.66 |
|
Greece |
0,000 |
0,00 |
23,055 |
8,78 |
- |
|
Norway |
30,813 |
12,75 |
22,015 |
8,39 |
-28.55 |
|
Russia |
15,526 |
6,43 |
2,297 |
0,87 |
-85.20 |
|
The UK |
3,999 |
1,66 |
0,000 |
0,00 |
-100.00 |
|
TOTAL |
241,6 |
100 |
262,5 |
100 |
8.66 |
As of January 2020, 11 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 January 2020:
|
Companies |
January 2020 |
|
|
Imports, tons |
Market share (%) |
|
|
Aygaz Anonim Şirketi (A.Ş.) |
81,188 |
30.92 |
|
Milangaz LPG Dağıtım Ticaret ve Sanayi A.Ş. |
60,853 |
23.18 |
|
Ipragaz A.Ş. |
35,708 |
13.60 |
|
Gasrall Lpg Petrol A.Ş. |
33,774 |
12.86 |
|
Yurtpet Akaryakıt Lpg Dağıtım Pazarlama Sanayi Ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi |
23,679 |
9.02 |
|
Aytemiz Akaryakıt Dağıtım A.Ş. |
12,618 |
4.81 |
|
Petrol Ofisi A.Ş. |
6,201 |
4.02 |
|
Shell & Turcas Petrol A.Ş. |
4,262 |
1.62 |
|
Argaz LPG Dolum Tevzii İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. |
2,400 |
0.91 |
|
Akpet Gaz A.Ş. |
1.200 |
0.46 |
|
Pet Gaz A.Ş. |
649,650 |
0.25 |
|
TOTAL |
262,5 |
100 |
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