Turkey's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
imports increased by 17.6 percent to 281.1 thousand tons in December
2017 compared to December 2016, according to a report by Energy Market
Regulatory Authority (EMRA) released on Wednesday.
Imports to Turkey came from several different countries in December including Algeria, Norway, Kazakhstan, the U.S., Russia, the U.K., and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Turkey's LPG production decreased by 21.3 percent to 68 thousand tons in December 2017, compared to the same month of 2016.
In
addition, the country's LPG exports decreased by 13.9 percent to 24.8
thousand tons in December. Among the countries that imported the highest
LPG volumes from Turkey were Switzerland, Egypt, Bulgaria, Turkish
Republic of Northern Cyprus, Tunisia, Romania, Denmark, Turkey's free
trade zones and Singapore.
Total
sales of LPG hit 313 thousand tons, including 239 thousand tons of
autogas, 64 thousand tons of bottled LPG and 10 thousand tons of bulk
LPG.
(Anadolu Agency)
