Fuel Origin

Flows

How oil reaches each country

Where the EU’s crude oil and fuel come from, as each member state reports its imports; every band’s width is proportional to tonnes.

In June 2026, France's petrol supply was 817 kt: 74% from its own refineries, with imports mainly from the Netherlands (21%); tracing one step back, the crude behind it is estimated to come mainly from the United States (23%), Kazakhstan (17%) and Norway (10%), and 7% cannot be traced.

The numbers as a table
Reported: where France's petrol came from
FromToTonnesShareHow we know
France (own refineries)France: petrol supply602,00073.7%ReportedEurostat nrg_cb_oilm (refinery output)
NetherlandsFrance: petrol supply168,00020.6%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
SpainFrance: petrol supply17,0002.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
JapanFrance: petrol supply8,0001.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
ThailandFrance: petrol supply8,0001.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Imports, origin not reportedFrance: petrol supply7,0000.9%Summed by usPublisher's import total minus the named partners.
GermanyFrance: petrol supply4,0000.5%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
BelgiumFrance: petrol supply2,0000.2%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
SwedenFrance: petrol supply1,0000.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by country of origin, energy basis)
Estimate: the crude oil behind each supplier's fuel
FromToTonnesShareHow we know
United StatesFrance (own refineries)134,81522.4%EstimatedEstimate: France's petrol to France split by France's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
KazakhstanFrance (own refineries)119,84819.9%EstimatedEstimate: France's petrol to France split by France's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
Other crude originsFrance (own refineries)92,84115.4%EstimatedEstimate: France's petrol to France split by France's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
NigeriaFrance (own refineries)59,5379.9%EstimatedEstimate: France's petrol to France split by France's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
AlgeriaFrance (own refineries)56,3899.4%EstimatedEstimate: France's petrol to France split by France's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
NorwayFrance (own refineries)53,1318.8%EstimatedEstimate: France's petrol to France split by France's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
LibyaFrance (own refineries)45,8967.6%EstimatedEstimate: France's petrol to France split by France's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
United StatesNetherlands45,28527.0%EstimatedEstimate: Netherlands's petrol to France split by Netherlands's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
Other crude originsNetherlands38,06622.7%EstimatedEstimate: Netherlands's petrol to France split by Netherlands's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
NorwayNetherlands29,19817.4%EstimatedEstimate: Netherlands's petrol to France split by Netherlands's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
United KingdomFrance (own refineries)23,3073.9%EstimatedEstimate: France's petrol to France split by France's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
KazakhstanNetherlands16,93310.1%EstimatedEstimate: Netherlands's petrol to France split by Netherlands's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
Netherlands: crude origin not reportedNetherlands14,7698.8%UnknownThe supplying country's statistics did not say where part of its crude came from.
United KingdomNetherlands12,9067.7%EstimatedEstimate: Netherlands's petrol to France split by Netherlands's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
France: crude not from importsFrance (own refineries)9,2791.5%UnknownThe refineries used more crude than the country imported (its own production or stocks). That part is not traced rather than being filled with the import mix.
Other crude originsSpain8,06547.4%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's petrol to France split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
Smaller flows: no crude dataJapan8,000100.0%UnknownWe hold no crude import statistics for the supplying country, and we do not assume what its refineries run on.
Smaller flows: no crude dataThailand8,000100.0%UnknownWe hold no crude import statistics for the supplying country, and we do not assume what its refineries run on.
Origin not reported: crude unknownImports, origin not reported7,000100.0%UnknownThe statistics did not say which country these imports came from.
Smaller flows: crude origin not reportedFrance (own refineries)6,9591.2%UnknownThe supplying country's statistics did not say where part of its crude came from.
NigeriaNetherlands4,1322.5%EstimatedEstimate: Netherlands's petrol to France split by Netherlands's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
LibyaNetherlands3,4812.1%EstimatedEstimate: Netherlands's petrol to France split by Netherlands's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
AlgeriaNetherlands3,2291.9%EstimatedEstimate: Netherlands's petrol to France split by Netherlands's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
United StatesSpain2,49714.7%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's petrol to France split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
LibyaSpain1,92411.3%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's petrol to France split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
NigeriaSpain1,74210.2%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's petrol to France split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
KazakhstanSpain1,5909.4%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's petrol to France split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
United StatesGermany90822.7%EstimatedEstimate: Germany's petrol to France split by Germany's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
Other crude originsGermany86921.7%EstimatedEstimate: Germany's petrol to France split by Germany's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
AlgeriaSpain8615.1%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's petrol to France split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
KazakhstanGermany63015.8%EstimatedEstimate: Germany's petrol to France split by Germany's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
NorwayGermany62515.6%EstimatedEstimate: Germany's petrol to France split by Germany's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
NorwayBelgium60730.3%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's petrol to France split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
Other crude originsBelgium50925.4%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's petrol to France split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
NorwaySweden47947.9%EstimatedEstimate: Sweden's petrol to France split by Sweden's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
LibyaGermany3719.3%EstimatedEstimate: Germany's petrol to France split by Germany's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
United KingdomGermany3548.8%EstimatedEstimate: Germany's petrol to France split by Germany's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
United StatesBelgium28614.3%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's petrol to France split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
KazakhstanBelgium27313.6%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's petrol to France split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
United KingdomSpain2571.5%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's petrol to France split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
United StatesSweden17817.8%EstimatedEstimate: Sweden's petrol to France split by Sweden's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
Other crude originsSweden15915.9%EstimatedEstimate: Sweden's petrol to France split by Sweden's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
United KingdomBelgium1537.6%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's petrol to France split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
United KingdomSweden12712.7%EstimatedEstimate: Sweden's petrol to France split by Sweden's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
Smaller flows: crude not from importsGermany1002.5%UnknownThe refineries used more crude than the country imported (its own production or stocks). That part is not traced rather than being filled with the import mix.
NigeriaGermany872.2%EstimatedEstimate: Germany's petrol to France split by Germany's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
NigeriaBelgium713.5%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's petrol to France split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
NorwaySpain640.4%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's petrol to France split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
LibyaSweden575.7%EstimatedEstimate: Sweden's petrol to France split by Sweden's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
AlgeriaGermany561.4%EstimatedEstimate: Germany's petrol to France split by Germany's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
LibyaBelgium452.2%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's petrol to France split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.
Smaller flows: crude origin not reportedBelgium381.9%UnknownThe supplying country's statistics did not say where part of its crude came from.
AlgeriaBelgium190.9%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's petrol to France split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2026-04 to 2026-06. Confidence: medium.

One flow with a share under 0.1% is not listed here. It is still counted in every total and drawn in the diagram, and the CSV under Source & method lists every flow.

Source & method
Source
EurostatInferred · medium
Period 2026-06 (month)Updated 2026-09-26 13:30 UTCConfidenceMediumMethodologyDownload CSV

Left: the crude oil behind the fuel (an estimate). Middle: the countries whose refineries made it. Right: France’s supply of petrol in 2026-06, in tonnes of fuel. Only the middle-to-right flows are reported figures.

Month: 2026-06 (latest month all EU member states reported). Crude mixes are pooled over 2026-04 to 2026-06.

Fuel that cannot be traced, and the reason

  • Smaller flows: no crude data (16,000 t): We hold no crude import statistics for the supplying country, and we do not assume what its refineries run on.
  • Netherlands: crude origin not reported (14,769 t): The supplying country's statistics did not say where part of its crude came from.
  • France: crude not from imports (9,279 t): The refineries used more crude than the country imported (its own production or stocks). That part is not traced rather than being filled with the import mix.
  • Origin not reported: crude unknown (7,000 t): The statistics did not say which country these imports came from.
  • Smaller flows: crude origin not reported (6,999 t): The supplying country's statistics did not say where part of its crude came from.
  • Smaller flows: crude not from imports (100 t): The refineries used more crude than the country imported (its own production or stocks). That part is not traced rather than being filled with the import mix.
  • Imports, origin not reported (7,000 t): The statistics did not say which country these imports came from.
  • Only the supplier -> country links are reported figures. The crude -> supplier links are an estimate: each supplier's fuel is split by that supplier's own crude-import mix over the latest three months.
  • Exports are assumed to be drawn from every source in proportion to its share of supply.
  • The chain looks back one country only; fuel re-exported through a supplier is not followed further.
  • Widths are tonnes of this fuel, not tonnes of crude oil: a refinery makes several products from each tonne of crude.

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