- System
- IEA and EU
- Holding model
- agency
- Stockholding body
- National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA), a statutory state body since 2007
- 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; NORA meets the obligation through stocks it owns plus stock tickets, in Ireland and in EU states under bilateral agreements
- Reporting
- monthly
- Latest level
- 1,496 thousand tonnes
- Level date
- 2026-07
- Crude
- 97.2
- Products
- 1,398.5
NORA is funded by a levy on petroleum disposals. Some Irish stocks are stored in Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.
Stock history
Ireland emergency oil stocks, thousand tonnes (Eurostat nrg_stk_oilm). Source series as published; no unit conversion.
Last recorded action
2026-03-11: release of 1.7 million barrels. Participation in the IEA collective action agreed 11 March 2026 (400 million barrels). Irish contribution of 1.7 million barrels from public stocks, 0.2 crude and 1.5 products (IEA contributions table). (source)
Level source: Eurostat (dataset nrg_stk_oilm). Record confidence: verified.