Turkey said yesterday Iran had given assurances it would not cut its gas exports this winter, after supplies to Turkey were disrupted last winter. Ankara imports about 10 billion cubic meters (bcm) a year of gas from Iran, about 30 percent of its natural gas needs, and has been looking to increase supplies. Iran sits on the world’s second-biggest gas reserves but last winter Iran cut exports to Turkey in an unusually cold snap when Tehran struggled to meet domestic demand.
(www.ekathimerini.gr 18/11/2008)