Baku, Azerbaijan, Oct. 28
By Fatih Karimov – Trend:
Turkey’s gas import from Iran accounted to 874.09 million cubic meters in August, according to a report, released by Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Body.
The figure indicates a rise by 38.24 percent compared to August 2016.
The country’s gas import from Iran in January-August 2017 stood at 6.414 billion cubic meters (bcm).
Natural gas imports from Iran accounted for 21.8 percent of the country’s total imports in the 1-month period.
Turkey’s total natural gas imports also stood at 4.015 bcm in August, registering a rise by 10.7 percent year-on-year.
Russia was the country’s main gas supplier in the period.
|
Sources |
August(mcm) |
Share(%) |
Y/Y change(%) |
|
Azerbaijan |
337.48 |
8.4 |
-36.27 |
|
Algeria(LNG) |
321.6 |
8.01 |
5.75 |
|
Iran |
874.09 |
21.77 |
38.24 |
|
Nigeria(LNG) |
205.03 |
5.11 |
135.36 |
|
Russia |
2,277.5 |
56.71 |
14.55 |
|
Total imports |
4,015.73 |
100 |
10.71 |
Turkey also exported 58.77 million cubic meters of gas to Greece in August, indicating a fall by 3.75 percent.