- System
- EU
- Holding model
- obligated industry
- Stockholding body
- No operating central stockholding entity verified; the Ministry of Energy is the competent authority under Law No. 85/2018, and specific stocks fall to the National Administration of State Reserves and Special Issues (ANRSPS)
- Obligation
- EU Directive 2009/119/EC: 90 days of net imports or 61 days of consumption, whichever is greater
- Reporting
- monthly
- Latest level
- 2,157 thousand tonnes
- Level date
- 2026-07
- Crude
- 1,306.0
- Products
- 851.0
Government statements in March 2026 reported emergency stocks above 102 percent of the required level, split roughly evenly between Romanian territory and stocks held abroad through delegation. Confidence note: System, obligation and reporting verified from EU sources; agency and model detail rests on Romanian government statements carried by secondary outlets.
Romania is not an IEA member and no official release statement was found in this build.
Stock history
Romania emergency oil stocks, thousand tonnes (Eurostat nrg_stk_oilm). Source series as published; no unit conversion.
Level source: Eurostat (dataset nrg_stk_oilm). Record confidence: partial.