Turkey replaces Russian oil and diesel imports from US as wars reverberate

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Turkey is importing more oil from the US, even after it extended a natural gas deal with Russia Turkey is turning to the United States for crude oil and refined products as supplies from Russia are jolted amid increasing Ukrainian attacks on its energy infrastructure, according to recent Turkish customs data. The US overtook Russia in June as Turkey’s main crude oil supplier with roughly 570,000 tonnes arriving compared to 425,000 from Russia. The numbers reflect how Ankara is reducing its expos