Germany
Road diesel, June 2026 — crude behind it: 22% United States · 16% Norway · 15% Kazakhstan · 7% cannot be traced. 1–9% of that crude may have passed through the Strait of Hormuz.
Estimated
Source & method
- Source
- Eurostat (European Commission) — Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country - monthly data
- EIA, IEA and terminal operators (cited per row) — Fuel Origin Hormuz route classification and country bounds, methodology v1.0
- Period
- June 2026
- Method
- How this figure is made
Crude behind it (estimated)
Last shipped from
Germany's road diesel
Germany (own refineries)83%Netherlands8%Belgium5%Saudi Arabia2%United States1%United Kingdom<1%Sweden<1%Czechia<1%Austria<1%Spain<1%Other suppliers<1%
United Statesest. 22%Norwayest. 16%Kazakhstanest. 15%United Kingdomest. 8%Libyaest. 8%Guyanaest. 7%Azerbaijanest. 3%Other crude originsest. 14%Germany: crude not from imports2%Saudi Arabia: no crude data2%United States: no crude data1%Smaller flows: no crude data<1%Smaller flows: crude origin not reported<1%Smaller flows: crude not from imports<1%3.35 Mt100%Crude behind it (estimated)
- Colour = where it went:
- Germany (own refineries)
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Saudi Arabia
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Sweden
- Czechia
- Other (4)
- United States726 kt (est. 22%)
- Norway534 kt (est. 16%)
- Kazakhstan486 kt (est. 15%)
- United Kingdom279 kt (est. 8%)
- Libya267 kt (est. 8%)
- Guyana247 kt (est. 7%)
- Azerbaijan102 kt (est. 3%)
- Other crude origins477 kt (est. 14%)
- Germany: crude not from imports69 kt (2%)
- Saudi Arabia: no crude data55 kt (2%)
- United States: no crude data48 kt (1%)
- Smaller flows: no crude data32 kt (<1%)
- Smaller flows: crude origin not reported28 kt (<1%)
- Smaller flows: crude not from imports0.4 kt (<1%)
Last shipped from
- Reported (solid)
- Our arithmetic on reported figures (dotted)
- Estimated crude behind the fuel (dashed)
- Cannot be traced (hatched)
Assumptions
- 1
Germany: road diesel available in June 2026
Everything refined in the country plus everything imported.
- 2
Where that fuel came from
Germany's refineries ran on (going by its crude imports, April–June 2026)
The Netherlands' refineries ran on (going by its crude imports, April–June 2026)
Belgium's refineries ran on (going by its crude imports, April–June 2026)
- 3
The crude behind Germany's road diesel
- Exports are assumed to be drawn from every source in proportion to its share of supply.
- Each country's refineries are assumed to run on its crude-import mix over the latest three months.
- 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.
- The crude origin is the producing country the statistics report, not the loading terminal, so the Hormuz answer is a range wherever a producer loads both inside and outside the Persian Gulf.
In June 2026, most road diesel available in Germany was refined in Germany (83%), followed by the Netherlands (8%).
Germany's refineries ran on crude from the United States (23%), Kazakhstan (16%) and Norway (16%), going by its crude imports in April–June 2026.
Taken together, an estimated 22% of the crude behind Germany's road diesel came from the United States, 16% from Norway and 15% from Kazakhstan; 7% cannot be traced.
Between 1% and 9% of the crude behind Germany's road diesel is estimated to have passed through the Strait of Hormuz, a limited dependence judged on the upper bound. No midpoint is published: crude that cannot be traced is counted as anything from none to all of it.
This is an estimate, not a reported figure: it assumes exports are drawn proportionally from every source and that each country's refineries run on its crude-import mix, and it looks back only one country.
Hormuz and the pump price in Germany
Calculated- At most 9% of the crude behind Germany's road diesel in June 2026 could have passed through Hormuz.
- Since 28 Feb 2026, diesel at the pump went +40.6%; Brent (in US dollars) went +66.9% (week of 23 Feb 2026 to week of 28 Sep 2026).
- 42% of the diesel pump price is tax (week of 28 Sep 2026).
Is Hormuz really the reason? — the EU-wide picture →
Source & method
- Source
- Eurostat (European Commission) — Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country - monthly data
- EIA, IEA and terminal operators (cited per row) — Fuel Origin Hormuz route classification and country bounds, methodology v1.0
- European Commission, Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER) — Weekly Oil Bulletin - retail fuel prices with and without taxes
- U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) — Europe Brent Spot Price FOB (petroleum spot prices)
- Method
- How this figure is made
- Strait of Hormuz: the upper end of the headline’s estimate for June 2026, the same figure as in the sentence above; no new figure is made here.
- Pump price: Weekly Oil Bulletin, diesel including tax, week of 23 Feb 2026 (€1.733 per litre) and week of 28 Sep 2026 (€2.437 per litre). Brent: EIA daily spot price, the first print dated in each of those weeks (23 Feb 2026: 71.9; 28 Sep 2026: 119.97; US dollars per barrel). Each change is worked out in the currency it is published in; no exchange rate is applied. The start week is the one containing the event date of Strait of Hormuz shipping disruption (2026) (28 Feb 2026), the event the Strait of Hormuz page leads with; the end week is the latest week with both prices.
- Tax share: the pump price split into tax and price before tax for the week of 28 Sep 2026 (Weekly Oil Bulletin prices and published tax rates), as on the pump price page.
- The three figures are shown side by side, each on its own; no link between them is drawn here.
Go deeper for Germany
- What does diesel cost at the pump in Germany, and how much of it is tax?Pump price & tax →latest weekly price €2.44 per litre (diesel, week of 28 Sep 2026)
- Where has Germany bought its oil since 2015?Imports since 2015 →
- How does fuel reach Germany, flow by flow?Flow diagram, full page →
- How does Germany compare with Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Belgium?Compare with neighbours →
- Which refineries, ports and pipelines serve Germany?Refineries & pipelines →
- Where does Germany's crude come from, on a map?On the map →
- What does the United States supply to the EU?Supplier page: United States →
- What does Norway supply to the EU?Supplier page: Norway →
- What does Kazakhstan supply to the EU?Supplier page: Kazakhstan →
Crude origins
Calculated12 refineries · 87.4 Mt/a where comparable.
In June 2026, 25 countries supplied crude imports; the largest three accounted for 58%.
Share of crude imports by origin, to June 2026
- Norway
- United States
- Kazakhstan
- Libya
- United Kingdom
- Iraq
- Other origins
- Origin not published
Share of crude imports, June 2026 (published)
Since January 2023: Guyana +9.0 pt, Kazakhstan +6.3 pt.
Share of crude imports, June 2026: all origins
| Country of origin | Share | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 31% | 2,138,248 |
| Kazakhstan | 16% | 1,116,312 |
| Norway | 11% | 734,331 |
| Libya | 11% | 731,299 |
| Guyana | 9% | 621,864 |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 435,480 |
| Other origins | 16% | |
| Origin not published | 0.1% |
All 12 refineries
- MiRO Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein, 14.9 Mt/a
- Ruhr Oel GmbH Gelsenkirchen (Scholven and Horst sites), 12 Mt/a
- TotalEnergies Raffinerie Mitteldeutschland (Leuna/Spergau), 12 Mt/a
- PCK Raffinerie GmbH Schwedt, 11.5 Mt/a
- BAYERNOIL Raffineriegesellschaft - Werk Neustadt a.d. Donau, 10 Mt/a
- Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rheinland - Werk Köln-Godorf (Shell Deutschland GmbH), 9.3 Mt/a
- HOLBORN Europa Raffinerie GmbH, 5 Mt/a
- bp Raffinerie Lingen (Erdöl-Raffinerie Emsland) (BP Europa SE), 4.9 Mt/a
- Raffinerie Heide GmbH, 4 Mt/a
- OMV Deutschland Raffinerie Burghausen, 3.8 Mt/a
- BAYERNOIL Raffineriegesellschaft - Werk Vohburg a.d. Donau
- Gunvor Raffinerie Ingolstadt GmbH, 110,000 bpd
Source & method
- Source
- Eurostat (European Commission) — Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country - monthly data
- Refinery operators and national regulators (cited per row) — Fuel Origin curated refinery reference list
- Period
- June 2026
- Method
- How this figure is made
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Product origins
CalculatedRoad diesel imports, June 2026: Netherlands 47%, Belgium 26%, Saudi Arabia 10%, United States 8%, United Kingdom 6%, Sweden 3%, other origins 1%.
Share of road diesel imports by country last shipped from, to June 2026
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Kuwait
- United States of America
- India
- Sweden
- Other origins
Share of road diesel imports, June 2026 (published)
Share of road diesel imports, June 2026 (published): all countries last shipped from
| Country last shipped from | Share | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 47% | 269,947 |
| Belgium | 26% | 152,910 |
| Saudi Arabia | 10% | 55,242 |
| United States | 8% | 47,921 |
| United Kingdom | 6% | 31,798 |
| Sweden | 3% | 15,341 |
| Other origins | 1% |
Source & method
- Source
- Eurostat (European Commission) — Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country - monthly data
- Period
- June 2026
- Method
- How this figure is made
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Stocks & days of cover
Official92 days of emergency stock cover in June 2026.
Closing stocks: 29,564,876 tonnes, −2.0% against the 12-month average.
Closing stocks, to June 2026
- Closing stocks
- 12-month average
Days of cover, to June 2026
Source & method
- Source
- Eurostat (European Commission) — Emergency oil stocks in days equivalent - monthly data
- Eurostat (European Commission) — Stock levels for oil products - monthly data
- Period
- June 2026
- Method
- How this figure is made
- Which method the member state used
- Stock calculation method: method 2
- Minimum obligation method: method 1
- Days calculation method: method 1
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Recent events
Official- 28 Feb 2026Strait of Hormuz shipping disruption (2026)Shipping disruption · Strait of Hormuz / Persian Gulf
- 5 Feb 2023EU import ban on Russian refined petroleum products (in force 5 February 2023)Import ban · European Union
- 5 Dec 2022EU import ban on seaborne Russian crude oil (in force 5 December 2022)Import ban · European Union
- 1 Jun 2022Germany: temporary energy-tax reduction on road fuels (Tankrabatt), 2022Tax change
- 24 Feb 2022Russian invasion of Ukraine (24 February 2022)War · Ukraine
Source & method
- Source
- International Energy Agency — Event timeline, cited per event
- US Energy Information Administration — Event timeline, cited per event
- European Commission — Event timeline, cited per event
- European Council — Event timeline, cited per event
- National legislators — Event timeline, cited per event
- Method
- How this figure is made