The value of oil imports by the European Union (EU) increased in the second quarter 55.8% compared to the monthly average of 2025, while the volume remained almost stable, Eurostat is now being published.
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22/09/2026
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Cconsidering the monthly average of 2025, the value of crude oil imports increased 55.8%, from EUR 17.7 billion to EUR 27.6 billion, says the EU statistical service and compared to the second quarter of 2025, the value of oil imports rose 38.6%.
Between April and June, the volume of oil imports remained broadly stable compared to the monthly average of 2025, with 36.7 million tonnes (1.2%).
With regard to liquefied natural gas, the import value increased by 4.1% and the imported volume decreased by 5.6% between April and June, compared to the monthly average of 2025.
In the same period, imports of natural gas in gaseous state increased both in value (18.5%) and volume (3.4%).
The main suppliers of crude oil to the EU were the United States (18.8%), Norway (14.3%) and Kazakhstan (13.4%).
Most liquefied natural gas was imported from the United States (63.2%), with 17.3% being purchased from Russia and 8.1% from Algeria.
Norway was the main supplier of gas gas (51.2%), followed by Algeria (18.2%) and the United Kingdom (11.1%), which surpassed Russia (10.2%) among the 3 main partners.