*Turkey’s Q1 gas imports increased by 2.68bcm year-on-year to a two-year high 18.85bcm, despite a sharp reduction in supplies from their two traditionally dominant suppliers; Iran (MEES, 13 June) and Russia.

*Instead, Turkey received a record 5.09bcm of LNG from the US, more than double the level from the same period last year. Total LNG imports of 8.32bcm were also a record, with sizeable volumes also supplied by Nigeria, Algeria and Equatorial Guinea. (CONTINUED - 138 WORDS)