BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 24. Azerbaijan ranks
among top three gas suppliers to Türkiye in August 2026.
According to the data from Türkiye’s Energy Market Regulatory
Authority (EPDK), Azerbaijan supplied 752.44 million cubic meters
of natural gas to Türkiye in August, down 28.15% from 1.047 billion
cubic meters in the same month of 2025.
Iran ranked first, with its supplies rising by 9.08%
year-on-year to 916.25 million cubic meters, from 840.01 million
cubic meters a year earlier. Russia was Türkiye’s third-largest gas
supplier, decreasing supplies by 60.6% year-on-year to 723.07
million cubic meters, compared with 1.835 billion cubic meters in
August 2025.
Türkiye’s total natural gas imports fell 32.66% year-on-year to
nearly 2.776 bcm in August, from around 4.122 bcm a year earlier,
according to EPDK. Pipeline gas imports declined 35.75% to 2.392
bcm, while liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports fell 3.87% to 383.76
million cubic meters.
According to Azerbaijan’s State Statistics Committee, the
country produced 33.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas from
January through August 2026. Over the reporting period, natural gas
production decreased by 177.4 million cubic meters, or 0.5%,
compared with the same period last year (33.58 billion cubic
meters).
Azerbaijan has also signed a long-term natural gas supply
agreement with Türkiye for gas from the Absheron field. The
agreement was signed in Baku by SOCAR, TotalEnergies, XRG and
Türkiye’s state-owned pipeline operator BOTAŞ.
