Turkiye's natural gas imports decreased by 2% in November last year compared to the same month of 2020, according to data of Turkiye's energy watchdog on Tuesday.
Natural gas imports dropped to around 5.04 billion cubic meters (bcm) from approximately 5.15 bcm for the same month of 2020, Turkiye's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) said in its monthly natural gas market report.
In November, the country imported 3.02 bcm of natural gas via pipelines, while 2.02 million cubic meters (mcm) was purchased as LNG, EMRA's data showed. This marked a decrease of 29.6% in pipeline imports but an increase of 135.1% in LNG imports.
Russia was Turkiye's top gas import destination, supplying 1.61 bcm of natural gas, while the US and Iran followed with 833 mcm and 796 mcm, respectively.
Gas imports from Russia decreased by 33.6% in November, while imports from the US and Iran increased by 100% and 0.7% respectively, compared to the same period of 2020.
The country's total gas consumption also increased by 5.6% to approximately 4.86 bcm compared to the same month of 2020.
Household consumption grew by 6.9% to 1.23 bcm, and the use of gas in power plants decreased by 3% to 1.58 bcm during the same period.
The natural gas volume in storage in November 2021 decreased by 18.5% to around 2.41 bcm compared to about 2.96 bcm in November 2020.
By Nuran Erkul Kaya
Anadolu Agency
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