Turkey's total oil imports increased with
the boost of diesel and crude oil imports in October, according to the
country's energy watchdog's report on Wednesday.
Diesel
imports increased by 26.30 percent to 1.2 million tonnes and crude oil
imports increased by 6.66 percent to 2.2 million tonnes in October,
Energy Marketing Regulatory Authority (EMRA) said.
As
a result, Turkey's oil product imports overall increased by 17.49
percent to 3.8 million tonnes in October compared to October 2016.
Aviation fuels decreased by 69.21 percent to 3.79 thousand tonnes in October compared to the same month last year.
Production
of total oil refinery products increased by 0.12 percent to 2.5 million
tonnes. However, diesel production decreased by 8.96 percent to 847
thousand tonnes.
In October, total fuel sales rose by 11.65 percent to 2.6 million tonnes compared to the same month last year.
(Anadolu Agency)