- System
- IEA and EU
- Holding model
- mixed
- Stockholding body
- Lithuanian Energy Agency (LEA), which oversees emergency stockholding and holds the specific stocks element; industry carries the rest of the 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
- 505 thousand tonnes
- Level date
- 2026-07
- Crude
- 253.2
- Products
- 251.4
Use of LEA public stocks requires Council of Ministers approval. The stockholding law was amended in 2020 to allow participation in IEA collective action.
Stock history
Lithuania emergency oil stocks, thousand tonnes (Eurostat nrg_stk_oilm). Source series as published; no unit conversion.
Last recorded action
2026-03-11: release of 0.6 million barrels. Participation in the IEA collective action agreed 11 March 2026 (400 million barrels). Lithuanian contribution of 0.6 million barrels from obligated industry stocks, products (IEA contributions table). (source)
Level source: Eurostat (dataset nrg_stk_oilm). Record confidence: verified.