Netherlands
net importerRotterdam is Europe's largest oil hub – part of the crude moves on by pipeline to Germany and Belgium.
Answer
The Netherlands imports about 1.1 million barrels of crude a day. The largest suppliers are USA (28%), Kazakhstan (19%) and Norway (16%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Crude oil imports, barrels per day
- 1.1 million
- Largest supplier
- USA · 28%
- Real risk
- Suez Canal / SUMED · 12%
- Petrol 95 (26 Oct)
- €2.31
Where does the Netherlands get its oil from?
| Supplier | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| USA | 28% | 335 |
| Kazakhstan | 19% | 228 |
| Norway | 16% | 184 |
| Iraq | 11% | 124 |
| United Kingdom | 10% | 118 |
| Guyana | 7% | 78 |
| Nigeria | 5% | 62 |
| Libya | 3% | 34 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1% | 17 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Which chokepoints does the Netherlands's oil pass through?
The main maritime chokepoints on the way are Turkish Straits (19% of imports), Suez Canal / SUMED (12% of imports) and Strait of Hormuz (11% of imports).
- Turkish Straits19% of imports · 228
- Suez Canal / SUMED12% of imports · 141
- Strait of Hormuz11% of imports · 124
- Bab el-Mandeb11% of imports · 124
Real risk: Suez Canal / SUMED – 12% of imports this way. Depends on the situation in the Red Sea; the Ever Given blockage (2021) halted 12% of world trade for 6 days.
UN Comtrade · 2025
How much crude oil does the Netherlands import?
Imports 1.1 million barrels of crude a day – one supertanker every 2 days. There is practically no domestic production; crude imports cover 100% of fuel consumption.
JODI-Oil · 2025
Fuel prices – Netherlands
Petrol 95: €2.31 per litre · Diesel: €2.47 per litre.
- Petrol 95: 3rd most expensive of 27 in the EU; 18% above the EU average.
- Petrol 95: +€0.25 since 23 Feb (before the crisis): crude oil ≈ +€0.31, refining and margins ≈ −€0.10, taxes +€0.04.
- taxes and levies: 54% (Petrol 95), 40% (Diesel).
European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin · October 26, 2026
Netherlands: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?
- February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzNetherlands: 124 thousand barrels a day (12% of imports) with no way throughWikipedia: 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis
- March 11, 2026IEA countries release 400 million barrels from emergency stocksNetherlands: 124 thousand barrels a day (12% of imports) with no way throughIEA, 11 Mar 2026
- September 11, 2026Drones hit Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline – the main route around HormuzNetherlands: 141 thousand barrels a day (13% of imports) with no way throughCNBC, 14 Sept 2026
- September 28, 2026The East-West pipeline runs again, at lower capacityNetherlands: 124 thousand barrels a day (12% 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.
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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