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Friday, October 23, 2026

Czechia petroleum reserves

Latest level: 2026-08, from Eurostat (dataset nrg_stk_oilm).

Czechia: government stockholding under the IEA and EU system, administered by Administration of State Material Reserves (SSHR), the state agency holding government stocks.

System
IEA and EU
Holding model
government
Stockholding body
Administration of State Material Reserves (SSHR), the state agency holding government stocks
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
360 thousand tonnes
Level date
2026-08
Crude
360.0
Products
0.0

Government stocks only, held on national territory (Eurostat). Caution on the latest Eurostat month: the August 2026 figure in the series is far below the July 2026 level (2,031 thousand tonnes) and may be a partial return.

Stock history

2,1713602013-012019-112026-08360

Czechia emergency oil stocks, thousand tonnes (Eurostat nrg_stk_oilm). Source series as published; no unit conversion.

Last recorded action

2026-03-11: release of 2.2 million barrels. Participation in the IEA collective action agreed 11 March 2026 (400 million barrels). Czech contribution of 2.2 million barrels from public stocks, crude oil (IEA contributions table). (source)

Level source: Eurostat (dataset nrg_stk_oilm). Record confidence: verified.