Poland
net importerAll imported crude enters through Gdańsk. After dropping Russian oil (2023), Orlen replaced it with Saudi, Norwegian and American crude.
Answer
Poland imports about 508 thousand barrels of crude a day. The largest suppliers are Saudi Arabia (48%), Norway (32%) and Guyana (8%).
Data: 2025 annual averages
Key figures
- Crude oil imports, barrels per day
- 508 thousand
- Largest supplier
- Saudi Arabia · 48%
- Real risk
- Suez Canal / SUMED · 48%
- Petrol 95 (26 Oct)
- €1.47
Where does Poland get its oil from?
| Supplier | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 48% | 242 |
| Norway | 32% | 165 |
| Guyana | 8% | 41 |
| United Kingdom | 4% | 21 |
| Nigeria | 4% | 18 |
| USA | 3% | 15 |
| other sources (not on the map) | 1% | 6 |
UN Comtrade, JODI-Oil · 2025
Which chokepoints does Poland's oil pass through?
The main maritime chokepoints on the way are Danish Straits (99% of imports) and Suez Canal / SUMED (48% of imports).
- Danish Straits99% of imports · 502
- Suez Canal / SUMED48% of imports · 242
Real risk: Suez Canal / SUMED – 48% 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 Poland import?
Imports 508 thousand barrels of crude a day – one supertanker every 4 days. There is practically no domestic production; crude imports cover 69% of fuel consumption, the rest is refined products and biofuels.
JODI-Oil · 2025
Fuel prices – Poland
Petrol 95: €1.47 per litre · Diesel: €1.78 per litre.
- Petrol 95: 2nd cheapest of 27 in the EU; 25% below the EU average.
- Petrol 95: +€0.09 since 23 Feb (before the crisis): crude oil ≈ +€0.31, refining and margins ≈ +€0.02, taxes −€0.23.
- taxes and levies: 31% (Petrol 95), 25% (Diesel).
European Commission – Weekly Oil Bulletin · October 26, 2026
Poland: how did the 2026 oil crisis affect supplies and prices?
- February 28, 2026Iran closes the Strait of HormuzPoland: 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
- March 31, 2026Poland: “Lower Fuel Prices” package – VAT on fuel cut to 8%, lower excise, a maximum pump pricestockwatch.pl, 30 Mar 2026
- July 1, 2026Poland: the package ends – VAT on fuel back to 23%Interia, 2026
- August 17, 2026Poland: the package returns – VAT 8% and a maximum pump price until 31 AugustTVP Kraków, 2026
- September 1, 2026Poland: the package ends again – VAT back to 23%Globenergia, 31 Aug 2026
- September 11, 2026Drones hit Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline – the main route around HormuzPoland: 242 thousand barrels a day (48% of imports) with no way throughCNBC, 14 Sept 2026
- September 28, 2026The East-West pipeline runs again, at lower capacitywnp.pl, 28 Sept 2026
- October 3, 2026Poland: the package returns until 31 December – lower VAT and a maximum pump priceInteria, 2 Oct 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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