Turkey's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports increased by 8.3% to 285,206 tonnes in October compared to the same month of 2020, 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 Algeria, the US, Norway, Kazakhstan, Greece, Russia and Nigeria.
Turkey's LPG production in October increased to 92,188 tonnes, marking a year-on-year rise of 8.8%.
Exports also rose to around 20,265 tonnes in October with a jump of 15.3% compared to the same month of last year.
Total LPG sales in October decreased by 0.7% to around 354,611 tonnes, comprising 282,849 tonnes of autogas, 63,116 tonnes of bottled LPG, and 8,645 tonnes of bulk LPG.
By Firdevs Yuksel
Anadolu Agency
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