Türkiye's natural gas imports decreased by 6.07% in December 2022 compared to the same month in 2021, according to data from Türkiye's energy watchdog on Monday.
Natural gas imports in December 2022 fell to around 5.80 billion cubic meters (bcm) from approximately 6.18 bcm in the same month of 2021, Türkiye's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) said in its monthly natural gas market report.
According to EMRA data, the country imported approximately 3.43 bcm of natural gas via pipelines in December, while 2.37 million cubic meters (mcm) was purchased as LNG. This represented a 6.44% decrease in pipeline imports and a 5.53% decrease in LNG imports.
Russia was the majority supplier, providing 2.04 bcm of natural gas to Türkiye, while Iran and Azerbaijan followed with 800 mcm and 784 mcm, respectively.
Gas imports in December from Qatar and Spain fell by 100%, and imports from Egypt and the US dropped by 37.9% and 31.7%, respectively, relative to December 2021.
The country's total gas consumption in December also contracted by 15.7% to approximately 5.23 bcm compared to the same month in 2021.
Household consumption dropped by 8.82% to 2.07 bcm, and gas usage in power plants decreased by 19.9% over the same period.
The natural gas storage volume in December last year increased by 178.6% to around 5.33 bcm, compared to 1.91 bcm in December 2021.
By Gulsen Cagatay
Anadolu Agency
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