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Türkiye is set to receive four shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Algeria, Angola, and the United States by Jan. 15, as the country prepares for a sharp drop in temperatures that is expected to push energy demand to seasonal highs.
According to international ship-tracking data, two LNG vessels departed from Algeria and one each from Angola and the U.S., carrying a combined volume exceeding 600,000 cubic meters.
Once processed, these shipments are estimated to yield over 350 million cubic meters of natural gas, enough to cover Türkiye’s household and industrial needs for approximately 1.5 days in winter or 2.5 days during summer months.
On Feb. 7 last year, Türkiye reached a record daily natural gas consumption of 300 million cubic meters due to extreme cold, driven largely by residential heating demand.
The Algerian vessels, Berge Arzew and Lalla Fatma Nsoumer, both departed from Arzew Port on Jan. 9. Berge Arzew, which holds 145,000 cubic meters of LNG, is expected to dock at the Marmara Ereglisi LNG Terminal on Jan. 14, while Lalla Fatma Nsoumer, with the same capacity, is scheduled to arrive at the Aliaga LNG Terminal on Jan. 16.
From Angola, the Malanje vessel left the Soyo LNG Terminal on December 28 and is expected to reach Marmara Ereglisi this evening, carrying approximately 160,000 cubic meters of LNG.
The U.S.-origin Minerva Kalymnos, with a capacity of 174,000 cubic meters, departed Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG Terminal in Louisiana on Dec. 22. It is also slated to arrive at the Aliaga terminal by Jan. 12.
Once docked, the LNG is regasified on-site and injected into Türkiye’s national gas grid for distribution to residential and industrial consumers.
Türkiye currently operates five liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminals, comprising both onshore facilities and floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs), which convert imported LNG back into pipeline-ready natural gas.
Three of these terminals are FSRU-based, while the two land-based terminals are located in Marmara Ereglisi and Aliaga, both situated in western Türkiye.
The country’s combined daily regasification capacity across these terminals stands at 161 million cubic meters, sufficient to meet more than half of Türkiye’s peak winter demand for natural gas.
LNG’s share in Türkiye’s energy mix continues to grow, with imports reaching 11.1 billion cubic meters between January and October 2025, accounting for 24.55% of the country’s total natural gas imports during that period.
Türkiye consumes approximately 60 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually, primarily to meet residential heating and electricity generation needs for households and large-scale consumers.
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