- System
- IEA and EU
- Holding model
- mixed
- Stockholding body
- CPSSP holds the delegated stockholding obligation and mandates SAGESS as the central stockholding entity
- 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; operators hold stocks linked to about a quarter of previous year net imports
- Reporting
- monthly
- Latest level
- 16,445 thousand tonnes
- Level date
- 2026-07
- Crude
- 5,248.0
- Products
- 11,197.0
Non warehouse keepers delegate their whole obligation to CPSSP; warehouse keepers keep a share themselves. France holds one of the two largest EU emergency stock positions.
Stock history
France emergency oil stocks, thousand tonnes (Eurostat nrg_stk_oilm). Source series as published; no unit conversion.
Last recorded action
2026-03-11: release of 14.6 million barrels. Participation in the IEA collective action agreed 11 March 2026 (400 million barrels). French contribution of 14.6 million barrels (IEA contributions table; split not yet available). (source)
Level source: Eurostat (dataset nrg_stk_oilm). Record confidence: verified.