- System
- IEA and EU
- Holding model
- agency
- Stockholding body
- ASEVA (formerly APETRA), the federal public stockholding agency
- Obligation
- IEA: 90 days of net imports; EU Directive 2009/119/EC: 90 days of net imports or 61 days of consumption, whichever is greater
- Reporting
- monthly
- Latest level
- 4,279 thousand tonnes
- Level date
- 2026-08
- Crude
- 2,719.1
- Products
- 1,560.1
Just over half of Belgian emergency stocks were held abroad in May 2025 (Eurostat), one of the highest shares in the EU. Confidence note: System, model, obligation and action verified from IEA and Eurostat; the ASEVA agency rename rests on the IEA policy database entry.
Stock history
Belgium emergency oil stocks, thousand tonnes (Eurostat nrg_stk_oilm). Source series as published; no unit conversion.
Last recorded action
2026-03-11: release of 0.3 million barrels. Participation in the IEA collective action agreed 11 March 2026 (400 million barrels). Belgian contribution of 0.3 million barrels (IEA contributions table; split not yet available). (source)
Level source: Eurostat (dataset nrg_stk_oilm). Record confidence: partial.