Türkiye’s total oil imports decreased by 7.82% to 3.91 million tons in October compared to the same month in 2023, according to recent data released by the country’s energy watchdog on Monday.
Crude oil imports, the category with the highest oil import volume, decline by 25.9% in October to 2.18 million tons, the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) said in its monthly report.
Türkiye imported the majority of its crude oil and oil product needs from Russia in October, totaling 2.15 million tons. Iraq and Saudi Arabia followed with 494,430 tons and 321,754 tons, respectively.
Oil refinery product exports decreased by 26,71% to 947,436 tons.
Additionally, domestic oil product sales increased by 10.9% year-over-year in October to 2.97 million tons.
