BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept.1
By Leman Zeynalova – Trend:
Azerbaijan’s gas exports to Turkey dropped by 43.05 percent in June 2021, as compared to the same month in 2020, and stood at 522.56 million cubic meters, Trend reports with reference to Turkey’s Energy Markets Regulatory Authority (EPDK).
Azerbaijan came in third in terms of the gas export volumes to Turkey in this period. Russia was the largest exporter of natural gas to Turkey in June 2021 with 2.397 billion cubic meters, a 58.98 percent increase year-on-year, followed by Iran with 867.01 million cubic meters, or 21.33 percent more year-on-year.
Turkey’s overall gas imports rose by 104.20 percent in June 2021 year-on-year and stood at 4.065 billion cubic meters, with 3.787 billion cubic meters accounting for pipeline imports and 278.22 million cubic meters imported as liquefied natural gas.
Pipeline imports increased by 252.57 percent, while LNG imports saw a 69.65 percent decrease.
The country’s natural gas consumption rose by 100 percent and reached 3.832 billion cubic meters.
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