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Article: Turkey : Turkey pays most for Russian gas, confidential document reveals.
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- October 31, 2009
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Byline: manish03
Today's Zaman acquired a report produced by the Higher Inspection Board (YDK) that studied Turkey's natural gas bills, which the state keeps confidential as these numbers are considered commercial secrets. The Ministry of Energy and relevant institutions responded to questions pertaining to the prices Turkey pays for natural gas, saying the cost is determined by formulas established through mutual agreements, without giving further details.
The numbers show BOTAS paid Kr 36.2 per cubic meter of natural gas on average last year. A cubic meter of Russian gas cost Turkey Kr 37.3, while Iranians put a price tag of Kr 37 per cubic meter on ...