Turkey's natural gas imports decreased by almost 19 percent in May compared to the same month last year, according to the Turkish energy watchdog's data released on Wednesday.
Imports fell to 3 billion cubic meters (bcm) from 3.7 bcm in May 2017, Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) said in its monthly natural gas market report.
The country imported 2.45 bcm of natural gas via pipeline, while 0.55 bcm was purchased as LNG, EMRA's data shows.
In May, Turkey's total gas consumption decreased by 12.6 percent year-on-year to 3 bcm in May this year from 3.43 bcm in May 2017.
The amount of natural gas in storage increased by 92 percent to 3.09 bcm in May 2018 from 1.61 bcm during the same period last year.
Gas production rose to 36.5 million cubic meters (mcm) over the same period, up from 30.3 mcm in May 2017. The majority of the production came from the Northwestern province of Tekirdag.
By Ebru Sengul
Anadolu Agency
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