Natural Gas and Oil: Storage
Lords · Question HL177 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 2 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Birt
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of barrels of oil stocked and days of average demand for gas held as strategic reserves by the UK before the start of the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz compared to other count
Answer
Answered by Lord Whitehead, 2 Jun 2026
Data on the amount of oil held by the UK is published monthly in Energy Trends Table 3.11. As of February 2026, UK oil stocks were 10.6 million tonnes (equivalent to 81 million barrels) which exceeds the requirements as a member of the International Energ...