The United States and Norway are the top suppliers of petroleum oils to the European Union, with the US the top supplier of LNG, and Norway the major partner for natural gas, new data has revealed.
According to the Eurostat data, the EU imported energy products worth €336.7 billion in 2025, totalling 723.3 million tonnes. This represents a year-on-year decrease of 11.1% in value and a drop of 0.6% in volume compared with 2024.
The downward trend continues a broader pattern seen since 2022, when imports peaked at €693.4 billion and 849.6 million tonnes. Since then, the total value of imports has fallen by more than half, while volumes have declined by nearly 15%.
Reduced petroleum imports
As Eurostat noted, the decline was largely driven by reduced imports of petroleum products. The value of petroleum oil imports fell by 17.8% in 2025, while volumes dropped by 6.1%.
In contrast, liquefied natural gas (LNG) saw strong growth, with import values rising by 35.2% and volumes increasing by 24.4%.
In terms of natural gas in a gaseous state, the import value increased by 3.4%, while volume was down by 5.3%, Eurostat noted.
Major suppliers
The United States is the largest supplier of petroleum oils to the bloc, accounting for 15.1% of imports, followed by Norway at 14.4% and Kazakhstan at 12.7%.
In the LNG market, the United States dominated even more strongly, supplying 56% of all EU imports, ahead of Russia (13.9%) and Qatar (8.9%).
Norway remained the EU’s primary supplier of pipeline gas, accounting for 52.1% of imports. Algeria ranked second with 17.4%, while Russia contributed 10.4%. Read more here.
