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Friday, February 24, 2006

The New Anatolian-İstanbul breaks a record in natural gas consumption in January

"İstanbul breaks a record in natural gas consumption in January

EkoTürk News Agency / Ankara

consumed the highest level of natural gas last month and said: �In January, İGDAŞ sold 750 million cubic meters of natural gas and realized the highest amount of sale during its 20-year history.�
In his written statement, Tüfekçi noted that the cold weather in January affected the natural gas consumption in Turkey and said: �29 percent of one-year consumption was realized only in January in Istanbul. The increase in the consumption originated also from the increase in the number of users. While 581 million cubic meters of natural gas were consumed in January 2005, this figure was 750 million cubic meters in January 2006. In other words, there was an increase of 18.5 percent.�"

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