VOL. XLV

No 33

19-August-2002

TURKEY

Turkeys Crude Imports Reach 404,000 B/D In 2001

Turkish crude imports stood at20.2mn tons (404,000 b/d) in 2001, according to Turkeys StatePlanning Organization. Imports increased slightly from 19.9mn tons and 19.6mntons respectively for the years 1999 and 2000, when the country was coping withthe aftermath of an earthquake and a continuing financial crisis. Turkeys crude importshave yet to exceed the 1998 high of 21mn tons (420,000 b/d), althoughgovernment...