Romania
net importerKazakh crude arrives straight across the Black Sea from Novorossiysk – no Turkish Straits needed.
How much oil?
Imports 170 thousand barrels of crude a day – one supertanker every 12 days. Own production (57 thousand) covers 22% of consumption, imports 66%, the rest is refined products and biofuels.
Where does it come from?
| Supplier | share | thousand b/d |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 54% | 91 |
| Guyana | 12% | 21 |
| Norway | 7% | 12 |
| Libya | 6% | 10 |
| Congo | 3% | 5 |
| other sources (not on the map) | 18% | 31 |
Which way?
- Turkish Straits28% of imports · 48
Real risk: Turkish Straits – 28% of imports this way. Turkey controls traffic under the Montreux Convention; winter fog and tanker queues.
Main port: Constanța