Turkey's natural gas imports increased by 2.9 percent in February 2018 compared to the same month of last year, according to Turkish energy watchdog data on Sunday.
Turkey's total natural gas imports rose to 5.4 billion cubic meters (bcm) in February 2018 from 5.2 bcm in February 2017, Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) announced in its Natural Gas Market Report for February 2018.
The country imported 3.7 bcm of natural gas via pipelines and 1.7 bcm as LNG cargo, EMRA's data shows.
Turkey's total natural gas consumption decreased by 5.2 percent year-on-year in February 2018.
In February 2018, Turkish households became the biggest consuming sector with 2.2 bcm of natural gas. Electricity production facilities consumed 1.5 bcm and industrial facilities followed consuming 0.9 bcm.
The country's natural gas production rose from 27.6 million cubic meters (mcm) in February 2017 to 30.6 mcm in February 2018, the majority of which came from the northwestern Tekirdag province.
By Muhsin Baris Tiryakioglu
Anadolu Agency
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