- System
- IEA and EU
- Holding model
- agency
- Stockholding body
- EBV (Erdolbevorratungsverband), a public corporation under the Petroleum Stockholding Act, based in Hamburg
- 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; EBV must hold 90 days of net imports of the preceding calendar year, at least one third in products
- Reporting
- monthly
- Latest level
- 20,086 thousand tonnes
- Level date
- 2026-08
- Crude
- 11,956.4
- Products
- 8,129.2
All importers and domestic producers of the relevant products are compulsory EBV members and pay mandatory fees. Germany holds the largest EU emergency stock position in the Eurostat series.
Stock history
Germany emergency oil stocks, thousand tonnes (Eurostat nrg_stk_oilm). Source series as published; no unit conversion.
Last recorded action
2026-03-11: release of 19.5 million barrels. Participation in the IEA collective action agreed 11 March 2026 (400 million barrels). German contribution of 19.5 million barrels from public stocks (IEA contributions table), the largest European contribution. (source)
Level source: Eurostat (dataset nrg_stk_oilm). Record confidence: verified.