Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 22 / Trend D.Khatinoglu/
Iran raised gas import from Turkmenistan to 1.1 billion cubic feet per day between January and October 2011, The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported.
Iran imports natural gas from its northern neighbor Turkmenistan, including about 0.7 Bcf/d in 2010. According to according to FACTS Global Energy (FGE) imports jumped to 1.1 Bcf/d (31 million cubic meters) between January and October 2011 as a result of completion of the Dauletabad-Hasheminejad pipeline. Iran has been importing natural gas from Turkmenistan since 1997.
Iran exports natural gas to Turkey and Armenia via pipeline. Turkey, an importer since 2001, received 762 million cubic feet per day in 2010, while exports to Armenia totaled 24 MMcf/d in 2010.