Turkey's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports increased by 27.5% to 358,186 tonnes in July 2020 compared to the same month of 2019, according to the latest data from the country's energy watchdog.
The Energy Market Regulatory Authority's (EMRA) data showed that Turkey's imports came from the US, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Spain, Libya, Croatia and Greece.
Turkey's LPG production in July decreased to 82,476 tonnes - marking a year-on-year drop of 14%.
Exports increased to 5,716 tonnes in July from 4,588 tonnes in July 2019.
Total LPG sales in July increased to around 407,29 tonnes recording a 4.5% jump, including 335,11 tonnes of autogas, 65,457 tonnes of bottled LPG, and 6,561 tonnes of bulk LPG.
By Gokce Kucuk Topbas
Anadolu Agency
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