“Crude Oil Reserves by Country: Fact-Checking the Viral ‘Days of Supply’ Claims Amid Middle East Tensions”
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Reliable sources (IEA, government statements, Kpler, Reuters, etc., as of March 2026) show:
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• 🇺🇸 US: ~19–40 days of consumption (SPR ~415 million barrels covers ~20–30 days at ~20 mb/d demand; historically higher on net imports but US is now a net exporter). 200 days is greatly overstated (possibly old/misapplied net import metric).
• 🇨🇳 China: ~90–120+ days (estimates ~900 million–1.3 billion barrels, ~3–4+ months of imports/demand due to aggressive stockpiling). 104 days is roughly plausible (in the lower range).
• 🇯🇵 Japan: ~206–254 days of net imports/consumption (IEA: 206 days; recent reports ~254 days including private stocks). 260 days is slightly overstated but close/high-end.
• 🇰🇷 South Korea: ~208–214 days of net imports/consumption (IEA: 214 days; government/private combined ~208 days). 210 days is accurate/close.
• 🇸🇬 Singapore: No standard IEA-style emergency figure (not a member; commercial/refining hub). Stocks are high commercially but not ~245 days—likely overstated or misapplied.
• 🇮🇳 India: ~25 days crude oil + ~25 days refined products = ~50 days total (government sources, March 2026). Strategic + commercial: 40–74 days (Kpler ~40–45 days disruption coverage; minister cited ~74 days capacity). 25 days refers only to crude—understates full buffer.
• 🇵🇰 Pakistan: Very low (~10–30 days total petroleum products; crude ~10–15 days or less). No large strategic reserves; reliant on imports. “3…” (implying ~3 days) is possible for crude buffer but likely understates combined petrol/diesel (~1 month in some reports)—vulnerable overall.