Ireland
net importerOne refinery, Whitegate near Cork; most of the fuel sold in Ireland is imported already refined.
Answer
Ireland imports about 60 thousand barrels of crude a day. The largest suppliers are USA (69%), Azerbaijan (17%) and Algeria (14%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Crude oil imports, barrels per day
- 60 thousand
- Largest supplier
- USA · 69%
- Petrol 95 (5 Oct)
- €1.98
Where does Ireland get its oil from?
| Supplier | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 69% | 44 |
| Azerbaijan | 17% | 11 |
| Algeria | 14% | 9 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Which chokepoints does Ireland's oil pass through?
Ireland's oil moves mostly by pipeline and does not pass through any of the major maritime chokepoints.
UN Comtrade · 2025
How much crude oil does Ireland import?
Imports 60 thousand barrels of crude a day – one supertanker every 5 weeks. There is practically no domestic production; crude imports cover 38% of fuel consumption, the rest is refined products and biofuels.
JODI-Oil · 2025
Fuel prices – Ireland
Petrol 95: €1.98 per litre · Diesel: €2.16 per litre.
- Petrol 95: 10th most expensive of 27 in the EU; 1% below the EU average.
- Petrol 95: +€0.24 since 23 Feb (before the crisis): crude oil ≈ +€0.29, refining and margins ≈ +€0.11, taxes −€0.16.
- taxes and levies: 44% (Petrol 95), 36% (Diesel).
European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin · October 5, 2026
Ireland: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?
- February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzIreland: supplies keep flowing – yet the price still rises, because oil has one world priceWikipedia: 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- March 11, 2026IEA countries release 400 million barrels from emergency stocksIEA, 11 Mar 2026
- September 11, 2026Drones hit Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline – the main route around HormuzCNBC, 14 Sept 2026
- September 28, 2026The East-West pipeline runs again, at lower capacitywnp.pl, 28 Sept 2026
Effect on supplies: model of oil routes (2025 flows), stranded = no sea route left on that day.
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
- European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin – national average pump prices with and without taxes, reported weekly by EU member states · October 5, 2026
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