Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 30
By Fatih Karimov – Trend:
Turkey’s gas import from Iran amounted to 722.6 million cubic meters in October, 24.3 percent more year-on-year.
Natural gas imports from Iran accounted for 17.5 percent of the country’s total gas imports in the one-month period, according to a report released by Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Body.
Iran was Turkey’s second gas supplier in the period, after Russia.
Turkey’s gas import from Iran in January-October 2017 stood at 7.6 billion cubic meters (bcm).
Turkey’s total natural gas import stood at 4.137 bcm in October, registering a rise by 19.7 percent year-on-year.
Iran’s overall gas exports to Turkey reached 7.7 billion cubic meters last year.
|
Gas import sources |
October(mcm) |
Share (%) |
Y/Y change (%) |
|
Azerbaijan |
517.93 |
12.52 |
11.65 |
|
Algeria |
255.26 |
6.17 |
10.00 |
|
Iran |
722.62 |
17.47 |
24.27 |
|
Qatar |
133.88 |
3.24 |
100.00 |
|
Nigeria |
106.60 |
2.58 |
100.00 |
|
Russia |
2,400.81 |
58.03 |
10.19 |
|
Total |
4,137.10 |
100 |
19.70 |
Turkey also exported 45.39 million cubic meters of gas to Greece in October, indicating a fall by 22.13 percent year-on-year.