Azerbaijan increases gas export to Turkey in 2017
By Trend
Azerbaijan supplied over 6.54 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas to Turkey in 2017, as compared to 6.48 bcm in 2016, says the report posted on the website of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) of Turkey.
According to the report, in 2017, Turkey imported 55.2 bcm of gas, of which 44.43 bcm were imported through pipelines, and 10.76 bcm fell on LNG imports.
The share of Azerbaijan in the total volume of gas imported to Turkey for the reporting period was 11.9 percent.
Turkey imports gas from Azerbaijan via the South Caucasus gas pipeline (Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum). Turkey has signed a contract for the annual purchase of 6.6 bcm of gas from the Azerbaijani offshore gas condensate field Shah Deniz.
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