Here is the map of the racing imports of our country. Libya is the main supplier, immediately behind Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan
That linked to the supply of the petrolium It is always a delicate theme. It is even more so for those countries, such as Italy, which do not enjoy large deposits of “black gold” under their territory. The imports of crude oil Many changes related to geopolitical phenomena in progress, first above all the war in Ukraine and the one in the Middle East have been met. Russia and Middle Eastern countries are in fact equipped with considerable oil reserves. Political contrasts with Moscow and logistical problems encountered in the Red Sea, however, brought Italy to focus more and more on other suppliers regarding the supply of crude oil. Nothing is imported from Russia, while from the Middle East came, between January and November 2024, 16.5% of Italian oil (27.7% dropped compared to 2023). To benefit from it is theAfrica (area from which we import more, 36.1% of the total with a growth of 6.6% compared to 2023), in particular the Libya, from which we imported 10,605,000 tons of crude oil, equal to 20.7% of the total With a 6.6% growth on 2024. All data reported in this article were processed by UNEM (Union Energie for Mobility).
the other import areas
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In second place as an import area are the former USS countries. As mentioned, from Russia Italy no longer receives any barrel of oil, But the same cannot be said for Azerbaijan and Kazakhstanfrom which a total of 16,266,000 tons of crude oil were imported between January and November 2024, equal to 31.8% of the total. A slightly growing figure (+0.7%) compared to 2023. Bronze medal for the Middle East (data mentioned in the previous paragraph), while The fourth place takes Americafrom which in the same period we imported 12.2% (6,250,000) of our oil (-18.8% compared to 2023). Most of the crude oil bought in the American continent come from the United States (4,503,000 tons). Last position for Europefrom which in the same period we imported 3.3% of our crude oil (-28.3% compared to 2023). Finally, the total data: Between January and November 2024 Italy imported a total of 51,190,000 tons of oil, a figure down 7.4% compared to the same period in 2023.
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