- System
- IEA and EU
- Holding model
- agency
- Stockholding body
- AS Eesti Varude Keskus (Estonian Stockpiling Agency, ESPA), state owned
- 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; the state stockpile covers 90 days of regular consumption, products only, as Estonia has no refineries
- Reporting
- monthly
- Latest level
- 235 thousand tonnes
- Level date
- 2026-08
- Crude
- 0.0
- Products
- 235.0
ESPA collects a stockpiling fee from fuel retailers. Stocks are products only, no crude oil.
Stock history
Estonia 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). Estonian contribution of 0.3 million barrels from public stocks, products (IEA contributions table). ESPA also records a further government decision to release 10,000 tonnes, supplementing a mid March contribution of 5,000 tonnes. (source)
Level source: Eurostat (dataset nrg_stk_oilm). Record confidence: verified.