Turkey increases gas import from Iran in 1H16

Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 29

By Emil Ilgar – Trend:

Turkey has increased the import of gas from Iran by about 4.6 percent to 3.826 billion cubic meters (bcm) in the first half of 2016 (1H16), according to the statistics of Turkey Energy Market Regulatory.

Despite the increase in total of imports for 1H16, Turkey decreased gas intake from Iran by 85 million cubic meters (mcm) in June to 479.88 mcm.

The statistics indicate that Turkey's total pipeline gas imports decreased by 121 mcm to

19,405 mcm during 1H16.

Despite the decline in Turkey's pipeline gas imports, the country increased the LNG intake by 260 mcm to 4,149 mcm in 1H16.

In total, the country's gas imports including pipeline and LNG reached 23.554 bcm in the first half of year, about 138 mcm more than the same period in 2016.