BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 10. Türkiye imported 7,300 tons of marine fuel from Turkmenistan in February 2023, Trend reports via Türkiye's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).
These figures amount to 0.23 percent of the total Turkish imports of petroleum products in the specified period.
According to the EPDK, the previous time Türkiye imported 12,896 tons of marine fuel from Turkmenistan (in January 2023). Thus, Türkiye's import of Turkmen marine fuel amounted to 20,196 tons in the first two months of this year.
Furthermore, Türkiye imported over 15,540 tons of marine fuel from Turkmenistan in 2022, which is more than 7.5 times more than in the same period of 2021 (2,060 tons).
Turkmenistan has been actively developing the extraction and production of energy carriers in recent years, as well as exporting to foreign markets.