Turkey cuts import-export ops with liquefied gas
Imports of liquefied natural gas to Turkey in November 2012 amounted to 250,148 tons, reducing by 11.66 percent in comparison with the same period in 2011, Trend news agency reported referring to the Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey (EPDK).
|
Exporting countries |
November 2011 |
November 2012 |
|
imports (in thousands of tons) |
imports (in thousands of tons) |
|
|
Algeria |
50.841 |
69.907 |
|
France |
23.429 |
66.870 |
|
Italy |
7.001 |
50.570 |
|
Kazakhstan |
1.800 |
27.299 |
|
Libya |
- |
22.267 |
|
Nigeria |
400 |
13.235 |
|
Germany |
96.839 |
- |
|
UAE |
57.721 |
- |
|
Equatorial Guinea |
23.735 |
- |
|
Switzerland |
18.898 |
- |
|
Qatar |
2.493 |
- |
|
Total |
283.158 |
250.148 |
In November 2012, export of liquefied natural gas from Turkey fell by 2.25 times, reaching 4,937 tons.
|
Importing countries |
November 2011 |
November 2012 |
|
Exports (in thousands of tons) |
Exports (in thousands of tons) |
|
|
Germany |
- |
3.300 |
|
Bulgaria |
4.030 |
1.600 |
|
Philippines |
- |
37 |
|
Georgia |
3.327 |
- |
|
Switzerland |
1.649 |
- |
|
North Cyprus |
1.594 |
- |
|
Lebanon |
392 |
- |
|
Macedonia |
80 |
- |
|
Tunisia |
55 |
- |
|
Total |
11.127 |
4.937 |
Consumption of liquefied gas in Turkish domestic market in November was 290,725 tons against 327,313 tons in the same period of 2011.