Azerbaijan posts 40% growth in gas supply to Turkiye in June 

In June 2022, Turkiye imported 729.44 million cubic meters of natural gas from Azerbaijan, 39.59% more than in June 2021, Report informs, citing the Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK).

In June 2022, Azerbaijan ranked third among Turkiye’s suppliers in terms of the amount of gas it imported.

Azerbaijan was responsible for 19.02% of Turkiye’s total gas imports.

In January-June, Turkiye imported over 4,450.41 million cubic meters of gas from Azerbaijan, 8.8% less than in 2021.

Turkiye imported 3,836.03 million cubic meters of natural gas in June, showing a 5.64% decline compared to a year earlier.

In the reporting period, Turkiye imported most of the gas from Russia – over 1,689.7 million cubic meters (a decrease of 29.52% compared to 2021). Russia is followed by Iran, which supplied over 855.05 million cubic meters of gas, 1.38% less than in 2021).

Turkiye receives Azerbaijani natural gas produced in the Shah Deniz field. Batches of natural gas are supplied to the Turkish market through the South Caucasus Pipeline (Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum) and the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP). The first gas through the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipeline entered the Turkish market in 2007. Commercial gas supplies to Turkiye through TANAP began on June 30, 2018.