Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 24
By Maksim Tsurkov – Trend:
Turkey imported 21.71 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia in January-November 2016, as compared to 23.96 billion cubic meters in the same period of 2015, the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority said in a report posted on its website.
Russia supplied 26.78 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Turkey in 2015, as compared to almost 27 billion cubic meters in 2014.
According to the report, Turkey imported 40.78 billion cubic meters of gas in January-November 2016, of which 34.45 billion cubic meters were supplied via pipelines, while 6.33 billion cubic meters accounted for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Some 53.25 percent of the total volume of Turkey’s gas import accounted for Russia in January-November 2016.
Russia supplies gas to Turkey via the Blue Stream and the Trans-Balkan pipelines. Blue Stream is a major trans-Black Sea gas pipeline with the capacity of 16 billion cubic meters per year that carries natural gas from Russia into Turkey.
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