Türkiye's natural gas imports decreased in August

According to the "Natural Gas Market Sector Report" of the Energy Market Regulatory Authority for August, 2 billion 392 million cubic meters of imports were made through pipelines and 384 million cubic meters were made through liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities.

Total natural gas imports were recorded as approximately 2 billion 776 million cubic meters, with a decrease of 32.66 percent on an annual basis in the said period.

During this period, the largest pipe gas import was from Iran with 916 million cubic meters. This was followed by Azerbaijan with 752 million cubic meters and Russia with 723 million cubic meters.

During this period, all LNG imports were made from Algeria, while 384 million cubic meters of natural gas were imported from the country.

GAS CONSUMPTION IN RESIDENCES REACHED 326 MILLION CUBIC METERS

Total natural gas consumption in the country decreased by 21.96 percent on an annual basis in August, reaching approximately 2 billion 699 million cubic meters.

Natural gas consumption of the industrial sector was recorded as 1 billion 116 million cubic meters. Natural gas consumption in the conversion sector, which also includes electricity production, was 886 million cubic meters.

Natural gas consumption in residences reached 326 million cubic meters in this period.

The amount of natural gas stock in Türkiye was recorded as 5 billion 760 million cubic meters at the end of August.

5 billion 456 million cubic meters of the natural gas stock was stored in underground storage facilities, and 304 million cubic meters was stored in LNG terminals.