Turkey cut its imports of both pipeline gas and LNG in 2016, reported the energy market regulatory authority (EMRA), part of the turkish energy ministry.
Total pipeline gas imports fell by 983 mln m³ in 2016 year-on-year, while the LNG imports fell by 654 mln m³.
In total Turkey imported 1.637 bln m³ less gas the year, compared with the previous year.
Turkey's imports by source (bln m³)
Source | 2016 | 2015 |
Azerbaijan | 6,171 | 6,478 |
Iran | 7,726 | 7,703 |
Russia | 26,779 | 24,537 |
Total pipeline | 40,675 | 39,692 |
LNG | 8,180 | 7,525 |
Total | 48,885 | 47,218 |
Among Turkey’s pipeline gas suppliers, only Azerbaijan increased deliveries, while Russia cut exports by 2.242 bln m³ in 2016.
It suspended some deliveries during a dispute over the price.