VE: Iran becomes the main supplier of oil to Turkey
During the first three months of this year Iran sent to Turkey more than 1.8 million tons of crude oil and thus became the largest supplier oil to the country, Iran News reports. About 30 percent of all crude oil needs of Turkey are covered by Iran. The cooperation in the energy sector is a critical component of economic and trade relations between the two countries. In addition, Iran is the largest gas supplier to Turkey after Russia.
Russia used to be the largest supplier of crude oil to Turkey. At the moment, however, it occupies only the third place, after Iran and Iraq.