- System
- IEA and EU
- Holding model
- obligated industry
- Stockholding body
- Not documented in official sources checked during this build
- 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
- 596 thousand tonnes
- Level date
- 2026-07
- Crude
- 272.4
- Products
- 323.3
In May 2025, 87.6 percent of Luxembourg emergency stocks were held abroad (Eurostat), the second highest share in the EU. Confidence note: System, model, obligation and action verified from IEA and Eurostat; the stockholding agency name could not be verified on an official Luxembourg source.
Stock history
Luxembourg emergency oil stocks, thousand tonnes (Eurostat nrg_stk_oilm). Source series as published; no unit conversion.
Last recorded action
2026-03-11: release of 0.1 million barrels. Participation in the IEA collective action agreed 11 March 2026 (400 million barrels). Luxembourg contribution of 0.1 million barrels from obligated industry stocks, crude oil (IEA contributions table). (source)
Level source: Eurostat (dataset nrg_stk_oilm). Record confidence: partial.