France
net importerAnswer
France imports about 918 thousand barrels of crude a day. The largest suppliers are USA (26%), Kazakhstan (16%) and Nigeria (15%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Crude oil imports, barrels per day
- 918 thousand
- Largest supplier
- USA · 26%
- Real risk
- Turkish Straits · 16%
- Petrol 95 (26 Oct)
- €2.18
Where does France get its oil from?
| Supplier | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 26% | 242 |
| Kazakhstan | 16% | 145 |
| Nigeria | 15% | 134 |
| Algeria | 10% | 89 |
| Norway | 9% | 87 |
| Libya | 9% | 81 |
| Iraq | 8% | 70 |
| Angola | 3% | 26 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2% | 21 |
| other sources (not on the map) | 3% | 23 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Which chokepoints does France's oil pass through?
The main maritime chokepoints on the way are Turkish Straits (16% of imports), Suez Canal / SUMED (10% of imports) and Strait of Hormuz (8% of imports).
- Turkish Straits16% of imports · 145
- Suez Canal / SUMED10% of imports · 91
- Strait of Hormuz8% of imports · 70
- Bab el-Mandeb8% of imports · 70
Real risk: Turkish Straits – 16% of imports this way. Turkey controls traffic under the Montreux Convention; winter fog and tanker queues.
UN Comtrade · 2025
How much crude oil does France import?
Imports 918 thousand barrels of crude a day – one supertanker every 2 days. There is practically no domestic production; crude imports cover 63% of fuel consumption, the rest is refined products and biofuels.
JODI-Oil · 2025
Fuel prices – France
Petrol 95: €2.18 per litre · Diesel: €2.35 per litre.
- Petrol 95: 4th most expensive of 27 in the EU; 12% above the EU average.
- Petrol 95: +€0.47 since 23 Feb (before the crisis): crude oil ≈ +€0.31, refining and margins ≈ +€0.09, taxes +€0.08.
- taxes and levies: 48% (Petrol 95), 43% (Diesel).
European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin · October 26, 2026
France: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?
- February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzFrance: 70 thousand barrels a day (8% of imports) with no way throughWikipedia: 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- March 11, 2026IEA countries release 400 million barrels from emergency stocksFrance: 70 thousand barrels a day (8% of imports) with no way throughIEA, 11 Mar 2026
- September 11, 2026Drones hit Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline – the main route around HormuzFrance: 91 thousand barrels a day (10% of imports) with no way throughCNBC, 14 Sept 2026
- September 28, 2026The East-West pipeline runs again, at lower capacityFrance: 70 thousand barrels a day (8% of imports) with no way throughwnp.pl, 28 Sept 2026
Effect on supplies: model of oil routes (2025 flows), stranded = no sea route left on that day.
Main port: Le Havre · Fos-sur-Mer
Sources
- UN Comtrade – crude oil imports by country of origin (HS 2709), as reported by the importing country · 2025
- JODI-Oil – national crude oil production, imports and exports · 2025
- U.S. EIA – crude oil and petroleum products passing through maritime chokepoints · 2023
- European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin – national average pump prices with and without taxes, reported weekly by EU member states · October 26, 2026
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