Turkey's liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports increased by 27.9% to 232,090 tonnes in February 2020 compared to the same month of 2019, according to the latest data revealed by the country's energy watchdog.
The Energy Market Regulatory Authority's (EMRA) data showed that Turkey's imports came from the US, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Greece, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Russia.
Turkey's LPG production increased in February 2020 to 89,553 tonnes - a year-on-year increase of 12.41%.
Exports increased by nearly 269% to 17,905 tonnes in February 2020 compared to February 2019.
Total LPG sales increased to around 298,963 tonnes in February 2020 with a 4.43% jump, including 240,667 tonnes of autogas, 50,155 tonnes of bottled LPG, and 8,140 tonnes of bulk LPG.
By Gokce Kucuk Topbas
Anadolu Agency
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