BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov.26
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Azerbaijan’s natural gas exports to Turkey fell by 8 percent in September 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019, Trend reports with reference to Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).
Russia was Turkey's top gas import destination, supplying 1.85 bcm of natural gas, while Azerbaijan and Iran followed with 753 mcm and 514 mcm, respectively.
In September, Turkey's gas imports from Russia grew by 85 percent while the volume of imports from Azerbaijan and Iran fell by 8 percent and 20.5 percent, respectively, compared to the same month last year.
Turkey's natural gas imports increased by 22.5 percent in September this year compared to the same month of 2019, while liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports decreased by 1.3 percent year-on-year to 271,771 tons.
Natural gas imports increased to 3.72 billion cubic meters (bcm) in September from approximately 3.03 bcm in September 2019,
In September 2020, the country imported 3.12 bcm of natural gas via pipelines, while 599 million cubic meters (mcm) was purchased as liquefied natural gas (LNG), EPDK's data showed. This marked an increase of 26.5 percent in pipeline gas imports and 5.1 percent in LNG imports.
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