Turkey's natural gas imports decreased by almost 7 percent in March 2018 compared to the same month last year, according to Turkish energy watchdog data on Wednesday.
Turkey's total natural gas imports fell to 4.7 billion cubic meters (bcm) in March 2018 from 5 bcm in March 2017, Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) announced in its Natural Gas Market Report for March 2018.
The country imported 3.8 billion cubic meters of natural gas via pipeline and 0.9 bcm as LNG cargo, EMRA's data shows.
In March 2018, Turkey's total natural gas consumption decreased by 6 percent year-on-year.
In February 2018, Turkish households became the biggest consuming sector with 1.9 bcm of natural gas. Electricity production facilities consumed 1.3 bcm and industrial facilities followed consuming 1.1 bcm.
The country's natural gas production rose from 31.8 million cubic meters (mcm) in March 2017 to 34.5 mcm in March 2018, the majority of which came from the northwestern Tekirdag province.
By Muhsin Baris Tiryakioglu
Anadolu Agency
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