Iran reduced its gas exports to Turkey following the spread of a freezing cold weather across the country and a subsequent cut in Iran's imports from Turkmenistan, local Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
"After the sharp fall in temperature over the last days and following the halt of the gas imports from Turkmenistan, exports of gas to Turkey have been reduced to a minimum," a concerned Iranian source was quoted as saying.
"According to our obligation, 20 million cubic meters of gas should be delivered to Turkey everyday but now the volume has been reduced to 4 to 5 million cubic meters," the source said.
Ebadollah Ghanbari, director of the public relations unit of the National Iranian Gas Company promised that gas exports to Turkey would "automatically return to its regular routine after we pass the current situation and the stabilization of providing gas in the country."
Iranian officials said on Monday Turkmenistan had stopped daily exports of up to 23 million cubic meters of gas to Iran, blaming it on technical problems.
Gas from Turkmenistan represents about 5 percent of Iran's consumption, according to the Fars report.
"Our prediction is that, by the end of the week, gas exports from Turkmenistan to Iran would be restored," Ghanbari said.
Source: Xinhua
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