Turkey: Russia’s best client for gas
04 January 2006
MTV-MSNBC
ISTANBUL - Turkey is bound to Russian natural gas for 65 percent of its natural gas requirements.
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In 2003, Turkey negotiated the price for Russian gas down from $148 down to $130 but in the last two years the price has doubled {$260}. The bad news is that the increase for 2006 is expected to be 25 percent.
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[...] Fatih Birol, the chief economist for the International Atomic Energy Agency, [...] said that Turkey should seek other natural gas resources other than those of Russia.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
MTV-MSNBC
ISTANBUL - Turkey is bound to Russian natural gas for 65 percent of its natural gas requirements.
[...]
In 2003, Turkey negotiated the price for Russian gas down from $148 down to $130 but in the last two years the price has doubled {$260}. The bad news is that the increase for 2006 is expected to be 25 percent.
[...]
[...] Fatih Birol, the chief economist for the International Atomic Energy Agency, [...] said that Turkey should seek other natural gas resources other than those of Russia.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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