Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 3
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Turkey reduced imports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from Algeria by 22.50 percent in June 2019, Trend reports referring to the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).
During the reporting period, the import of LPG from Algeria amounted to 105,100 tons.
In June 2019, Turkey imported 263,700 tons of LPG, which is 19.02 percent less compared to the same month of 2018.
During the reporting period, the biggest volume of LPG export to Turkey accounted for Algeria and the US.
Comparative table including the countries and LPG import volumes in June 2019:
Countries |
Imports, tons |
Difference (%) |
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June 2018 |
Market share (%) |
June 2019 |
Market share (%) |
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Algeria |
135, 655,189 |
41.65 |
105, 129,777 |
39.85 |
-22.50 |
US |
71,680,613 |
22.01 |
60,841,485 |
23.06 |
-15.12 |
Norway |
47,819,531 |
14.68 |
40,604,831 |
15.39 |
-15.09 |
Kazakhstan |
23,777,995 |
7.30 |
31,905,609 |
12.10 |
34.18 |
Russia |
29,583,628 |
9.08 |
11,290,959 |
4.28 |
-61.83 |
Libya |
5,691,219 |
1.75 |
4,747,000 |
1.80 |
-16.59 |
Equatorial Guinea |
0.000 |
0.00 |
3,470,703 |
1.32 |
- |
Switzerland |
0.000 |
0.00 |
2,299,131 |
0.87 |
- |
France |
0.000 |
0.00 |
2,000,000 |
0.76 |
- |
Bahamas |
0.000 |
0.00 |
1,500,000 |
0.57 |
- |
England |
7,980,830 |
2.45 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
-100 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
3,544,968 |
1.09 |
0.000 |
0.00 |
-100 |
Total |
325, 733,973 |
100 |
263, 789,495 |
100 |
-19.02 |
As of June 2019, 11 licensed companies imported LPG. The biggest share of LPG imports accounted for company Aygaz Anonim Sirketi.
Table including the companies and LPG import volumes in June 2019:
Name of company |
June 2019 |
|
Import, tons |
Market share (%) |
|
AYGAZ ANONIM SIRKETI |
113, 472,811 |
43.02 |
MILANGAZ LPG DAGITIM TICARET VE SANAYI ANONIM SİRKETI |
52, 728,759 |
19.99 |
IPRAGAZ ANONIM SIRKETI |
31, 387,442 |
11.90 |
YURTPET AKARYAKIT LPG DAGITIM PAZARLAMA SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI |
22, 087,274 |
8.37 |
GASRALL LPG PETROL ANONIM SIRKETI |
11, 999,981 |
4.55 |
AYTEMIZ AKARYAKIT DAGITIM ANONIM SIRKETI |
11, 628,567 |
4.41 |
PET GAZ ANONIM SIRKETI |
7,034,800 |
2.67 |
PETROL OFISI ANONIM SIRKETI |
4,292,557 |
1.63 |
SHELL & TURCAS PETROL ANONIM SIRKETI |
3,689,696 |
1.40 |
AKPET GAZ ANONIM SİRKETI |
3,168,477 |
1.20 |
ARGAZ LPG DOLUM TEVZII INSAAT SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI |
2,299,131 |
0.87 |
In total |
263, 789,495 |
100 |
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