- System
- IEA and EU
- Holding model
- mixed
- Stockholding body
- OCSIT, the public stockholding agency operating since 2014, holds specific stocks alongside a compulsory industry obligation
- 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
- 9,354 thousand tonnes
- Level date
- 2026-07
- Crude
- 4,077.7
- Products
- 5,276.8
OCSIT stocks are held in rented commercial terminals, co mingled with other oil, and can be sold only on government order.
Stock history
Italy emergency oil stocks, thousand tonnes (Eurostat nrg_stk_oilm). Source series as published; no unit conversion.
Last recorded action
2026-03-11: release of 10.0 million barrels. Participation in the IEA collective action agreed 11 March 2026 (400 million barrels). Italian contribution of 10.0 million barrels from obligated industry stocks, products (IEA contributions table). (source)
Level source: Eurostat (dataset nrg_stk_oilm). Record confidence: verified.