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Russian oil imports by Türkiye pursued its rise in October, jumping by 26% year-over-year to 2.72 million tons, equivalent to approximately 19.93 million barrels of crude oil, according to official figures.
Crude oil accounted for 1.46 million tons of the imports, up nearly 60%, the Energy Market Regulatory Authority reported on Monday.
The increase came as part of a broader surge in Türkiye’s overall crude intake, with total crude oil imports rising by 21.79% in the same month to 2.66 million tons. Total oil imports, which include petroleum products, rose by 13.72% year-on-year to 4.45 million tons, data showed.
Türkiye’s total refined petroleum product output increased by 25.5% compared to the same month in 2024, reaching 3.26 million tons. The expansion in refinery operations reflects both increased supply of imported crude and steady domestic demand for fuels.
Petroleum product exports rose 17.61% in October to 1.11 million tons, driven by a more than sixfold increase in diesel fuel shipments to 190,541 tons.
In the natural gas segment, Türkiye’s imports rose by 3.86% year-on-year in October to 4.1 billion cubic meters (bcm), while domestic production increased by 19.6% to 272 million cubic meters.
Russia remained the top source of gas imports despite a slight decline of 4.83% to 1.6 bcm, driven mainly by a surge in LNG shipments from the U.S. and Egypt, which rose by over 80% to 659.4 million cubic meters.
For the January–October period, natural gas imports totaled 45.26 bcm, up 15.9% from the same period last year. Domestic output rose 43.6% to 2.58 bcm, while consumption increased by 16.5% to 47.89 bcm.
At the end of October, natural gas inventories stood at 5.86 bcm, reflecting a 13.4% rise compared to the previous year.
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