Total fuel and crude stocks held by European refiners stood at 1.02 billion barrels in September, down slightly from the previous month but up 3% from a year earlier, Euroilstock data showed on Tuesday.

Middle distillate stocks were up more than 9% from a year earlier at 391 million barrels, while gasoline stocks were stable over the same period.

European refiners’ crude intake stood at 9.29 million barrels per day (bpd), 0.4% higher than August levels, but more than 2% lower than levels a year earlier.

The following Euroilstock data covers 14 European Union members, Norway and the United Kingdom (in millions of barrels):

Source: Reuters