Diesel: Reserves

(asked on 9th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the capacity of diesel reserves held by her Department is.


Answered by
Michael Shanks Portrait
Michael Shanks
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
This question was answered on 14th October 2026

As a member of the International Energy Agency, the UK is required to hold oil stocks equivalent to 90 days of net imports. The UK meets this requirement by placing obligations on major suppliers.

Data on monthly diesel stocks and demand are published in Energy Trends Tables 3.11 and 3.13 respectively.

Energy Trends: UK oil and oil products - GOV.UK

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