In January-June 2023, the imports of petroleum bitumen and liquefied gas (LPG) increased, - according to the Union of Oil Products Importers.
In January-June 2023, the imports of petroleum bitumen amounted to 54.7 thousand tons, which was 17.1 thousand tons or 45.5% more compared to the same period of 2022 (37.6 thousand tons).
During 6M2023, the largest volume of oil bitumen was imported from Russia - 25.5 thousand tons, which was 46.6% of all imports, followed by Iraq - 15.9 thousand tons (29.1%); Turkey - 11.9 thousand tons (21.7%); Azerbaijan - 1.3 thousand tons (2.4%); Turkmenistan - 0.1 thousand tons (0.2%).
In January-June 2023, the imports of liquefied gas (LPG) amounted to 25.24 thousand tons, which was 7.64 thousand tons or 43.4% more compared to the same period of the last year (17.60 thousand tons).
During 6M2023, 99.6% (25.13 thousand tons) of liquefied gas (LPG) imports were made from the Russian Federation.