據油氣新聞6月6日消息稱，據國際媒體周三晚間報道，土耳其國有能源公司博塔斯（Botas）簽署了從法國能源巨頭道達爾購買120萬噸液化天然氣的協議。

雙方之間的協議將于2020年底開始，為期三年。

與此同時，博塔斯與尼日利亞和阿爾及利亞的長期合同即將到期。

與尼日利亞和阿爾及利亞的協議分別于2021年和2024年到期。與卡塔爾天然氣公司的中期合同也將在今年年底到期。

據估計，2019年土耳其的天然氣消耗總量約為449億立方米。土耳其能源市場監管局根據阿納多盧提供的數據計算得出，該國2018年消耗了489億立方米。

2018年土耳其進口天然氣503.4億立方米，比2017年的552.5億立方米下降8.88%。

計算結果顯示，土耳其在2018年以LNG形式進口了約113.2億立方米的天然氣，其余則通過管道進口，這表示LNG在天然氣總進口中的份額為22.5%，而2017年為19%。

土耳其認為，購買更便宜的天然氣和液化天然氣價格有利于其天然氣供應的多樣化。

曹海斌 摘譯自 油氣新聞

Turkey's Botas, Total sign three-year LNG contract

Turkey's state-owned energy company Botas signed a deal to buy 1.2 million tonnes of LNG from French energy giant Total, according to international outlets late Wednesday.

The deal between the two sides will start in late 2020 and will run for three years.

The deal comes as Botas is nearing the expiry of long-term contracts with Nigeria and Algeria.

The deal with Nigeria ends in 2021 and with Algeria in 2024. A mid-term contract with Qatargas will also expire at the end of the year.

Turkey's natural gas consumption is estimated to total around 44.9 billion cubic meters in 2019. The country consumed 48.9 billion cubic meters in 2018, according to Anadolu Agency's calculations from figures provided by Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA).

Turkey imported 50.34 billion cubic meters of natural gas in 2018, a decrease of 8.88% from the imports of 55.25 billion cubic meters of gas in 2017.

The calculations reveal that Turkey imported around 11.32 billion cubic meters of gas as LNG and the rest via pipelines in 2018, verifying that the share of LNG out of total gas imports was 22.5% compared to 19% in 2017.

Turkey considers the purchase of cheaper natural gas and LNG prices an advantage for the diversification of its gas supplies.