Turkey's natural gas imports decreased by 12.1 percent in July compared to the same month last year, according to the Turkish energy watchdog's data released on Wednesday.
Imports fell to 3.6 billion cubic meters (bcm) from 4.1 bcm in July 2017, Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) said in its monthly natural gas market report. The country imported 3.2 bcm of natural gas via pipeline, while 0.4 bcm was purchased as LNG, EMRA's data shows.
In July, Turkey's total gas consumption decreased by 0.7 percent year-on-year to 3.68 bcm in July this year from 3.66 bcm in July 2017.
The amount of natural gas in storage increased by 25.9 percent to 3.2 bcm in July 2018 from 2.5 bcm during the same period last year. Gas production rose to 35.5 million cubic meters (mcm) over the same period, up from 28.9 mcm in July 2017.
(Anadolu Agency)
