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 August 2025, Spain's road diesel supply was 760 kt: 36% from its own refineries, with imports mainly from Oman (13%), Singapore (13%) and India (13%); tracing one step back, the crude behind it is estimated to come mainly from the United States (9%), Brazil (6%) and Nigeria (5%), and 48% cannot be traced.

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  • Reported (solid)
  • Our arithmetic on reported figures (dotted)
  • Estimated crude behind the fuel (dashed)
  • Cannot be traced (hatched)

Nigeria → Spain

Crude behind this road diesel, an estimate (Aug 2025)

39.1 thousand tonnes

est. 5% of Spain's road diesel supply

less than 0.1 kt reported39 kt estimated

Inferred · medium

Last shipped from

  • Spain (own refineries)31 kt (est. 80%)
  • Netherlands5.1 kt (est. 13%)
  • Italy2.5 kt (est. 6%)

and 2 more in the table above

Source: Fuel Origin fuel-chain look-through (docs/HORMUZ_METHOD.md section 8), built on Eurostat nrg_ti_oilm and nrg_cb_oilm

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The numbers as a table
Reported: where Spain's road diesel came from
FromToTonnesShareHow we know
Spain (own refineries)Spain: road diesel supply272,16235.8%ReportedEurostat nrg_cb_oilm (refinery output)
OmanSpain: road diesel supply98,64613.0%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by partner country, energy basis)
SingaporeSpain: road diesel supply98,30512.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by partner country, energy basis)
IndiaSpain: road diesel supply97,64712.8%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by partner country, energy basis)
NetherlandsSpain: road diesel supply90,47111.9%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by partner country, energy basis)
United StatesSpain: road diesel supply54,1987.1%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by partner country, energy basis)
ItalySpain: road diesel supply42,4845.6%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by partner country, energy basis)
BelgiumSpain: road diesel supply6,1930.8%ReportedEurostat nrg_ti_oilm (imports by partner country, energy basis)
Estimate: the crude oil behind each supplier's fuel
FromToTonnesShareHow we know
Oman: no crude dataOman98,646100.0%UnknownWe hold no crude import statistics for the supplying country, and we do not assume what its refineries run on.
Singapore: no crude dataSingapore98,305100.0%UnknownWe hold no crude import statistics for the supplying country, and we do not assume what its refineries run on.
India: no crude dataIndia97,647100.0%UnknownWe hold no crude import statistics for the supplying country, and we do not assume what its refineries run on.
Other crude originsSpain (own refineries)77,98028.7%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's road diesel to Spain split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
United States: no crude dataUnited States54,198100.0%UnknownWe hold no crude import statistics for the supplying country, and we do not assume what its refineries run on.
United StatesSpain (own refineries)47,11317.3%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's road diesel to Spain split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
MexicoSpain (own refineries)34,13312.5%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's road diesel to Spain split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
Other crude originsNetherlands32,77836.2%EstimatedEstimate: Netherlands's road diesel to Spain split by Netherlands's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
NigeriaSpain (own refineries)31,24011.5%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's road diesel to Spain split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
BrazilSpain (own refineries)31,21811.5%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's road diesel to Spain split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
LibyaSpain (own refineries)20,8317.7%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's road diesel to Spain split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
United StatesNetherlands17,05218.8%EstimatedEstimate: Netherlands's road diesel to Spain split by Netherlands's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
Other crude originsItaly14,45634.0%EstimatedEstimate: Italy's road diesel to Spain split by Italy's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
IraqSpain (own refineries)14,1385.2%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's road diesel to Spain split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
KazakhstanNetherlands12,82814.2%EstimatedEstimate: Netherlands's road diesel to Spain split by Netherlands's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
KazakhstanSpain (own refineries)9,1503.4%EstimatedEstimate: Spain's road diesel to Spain split by Spain's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
LibyaItaly9,13021.5%EstimatedEstimate: Italy's road diesel to Spain split by Italy's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
BrazilNetherlands8,7399.7%EstimatedEstimate: Netherlands's road diesel to Spain split by Netherlands's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
IraqNetherlands7,3148.1%EstimatedEstimate: Netherlands's road diesel to Spain split by Netherlands's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
Smaller flows: crude origin not reportedNetherlands6,6417.3%UnknownThe supplying country's statistics did not say where part of its crude came from.
Smaller flows: crude not from importsSpain (own refineries)6,3602.3%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.
KazakhstanItaly5,18412.2%EstimatedEstimate: Italy's road diesel to Spain split by Italy's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
NigeriaNetherlands5,1195.7%EstimatedEstimate: Netherlands's road diesel to Spain split by Netherlands's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
Smaller flows: crude not from importsItaly3,7968.9%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.
United StatesItaly3,3437.9%EstimatedEstimate: Italy's road diesel to Spain split by Italy's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
Other crude originsBelgium3,17451.3%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's road diesel to Spain split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
NigeriaItaly2,5145.9%EstimatedEstimate: Italy's road diesel to Spain split by Italy's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
IraqItaly2,0934.9%EstimatedEstimate: Italy's road diesel to Spain split by Italy's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
BrazilItaly1,9684.6%EstimatedEstimate: Italy's road diesel to Spain split by Italy's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
KazakhstanBelgium1,21919.7%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's road diesel to Spain split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
United StatesBelgium76512.3%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's road diesel to Spain split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
BrazilBelgium3806.1%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's road diesel to Spain split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
NigeriaBelgium2413.9%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's road diesel to Spain split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
Smaller flows: crude origin not reportedBelgium1582.5%UnknownThe supplying country's statistics did not say where part of its crude came from.
IraqBelgium991.6%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's road diesel to Spain split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
LibyaBelgium801.3%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's road diesel to Spain split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
MexicoBelgium771.2%EstimatedEstimate: Belgium's road diesel to Spain split by Belgium's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
Other crude originsFrance1727.2%EstimatedEstimate: France's road diesel to Spain split by France's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
United StatesFrance1320.8%EstimatedEstimate: France's road diesel to Spain split by France's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
KazakhstanFrance914.5%EstimatedEstimate: France's road diesel to Spain split by France's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
NigeriaFrance710.9%EstimatedEstimate: France's road diesel to Spain split by France's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
IraqFrance69.1%EstimatedEstimate: France's road diesel to Spain split by France's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
LibyaFrance69.0%EstimatedEstimate: France's road diesel to Spain split by France's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
Smaller flows: crude not from importsFrance45.8%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.
BrazilFrance11.7%EstimatedEstimate: France's road diesel to Spain split by France's crude-import mix over 2025-06 to 2025-08. Confidence: medium.
Smaller flows: crude origin not reportedFrance11.2%UnknownThe supplying country's statistics did not say where part of its crude came from.

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 2025-08 (month)Updated 2026-09-26 13:30 UTCConfidenceMediumMethodologyDownload CSV

Left: the crude oil behind the fuel (an estimate). Middle: the country’s own refineries and the countries the fuel was last shipped from, which may be a trading hub rather than where it was refined; the estimate treats each as the refiner. Right: Spain’s supply of road diesel in 2025-08, in tonnes of fuel. Only the middle-to-right flows are reported figures.

Month: 2025-08 (requested). Crude mixes are pooled over 2025-06 to 2025-08.

Fuel that cannot be traced, and the reason

  • Oman: no crude data (98,646 t): We hold no crude import statistics for the supplying country, and we do not assume what its refineries run on.
  • Singapore: no crude data (98,305 t): We hold no crude import statistics for the supplying country, and we do not assume what its refineries run on.
  • India: no crude data (97,647 t): We hold no crude import statistics for the supplying country, and we do not assume what its refineries run on.
  • United States: no crude data (54,198 t): We hold no crude import statistics for the supplying country, and we do not assume what its refineries run on.
  • Smaller flows: crude not from imports (10,159 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.
  • Smaller flows: crude origin not reported (6,800 t): The supplying country's statistics did not say where part of its crude 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. Imports are counted under the country the fuel was last shipped from; where that country has refineries, fuel that only passed through it is traced as if it had been refined there.
  • 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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