'Turkey’s natural gas demand jumps'

Turkey's demand for natural gas has increased by 25 percent in recent years, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz, who is on a working visit to Ukraine, told journalists reports, Ihlas agency reported on Thursday.

"A 25-percent growth in gas demand will lead to an increase in gas imports," Yildiz said.
He said this growth in consumption was not envisaged and it is the result of severe weather conditions.

According to statistical data of the Turkish state pipeline company Botas, in 2011 Turkey imported 39.7 billion cubic meters of gas. Russia ranks first among exporters of gas to Turkey, being followed by Iran and Azerbaijan.


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