18 Aug
In the first quarter of 2025, the European Union imported energy products worth €95.3 billion, totaling 176.4 million tonnes. Compared with the same period in 2024, the total import value showed a marginal increase of 0.3%, while the volume fell by 3.9%. Petroleum imports dropped sharply, with both value and volume declining by 11.9% and 8.0% respectively, reflecting a shift in the EU’s energy consumption patterns.
In contrast, liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports surged, rising 45.3% in value and 12.1% in volume. Imports of natural gas in gaseous form also saw higher expenditures (+19.0%), although the actual volume fell by 12.1%. Monthly averages for the first quarter reinforced these trends: petroleum values and volumes decreased by 9.4% and 7.1%, while LNG imports jumped 55.0% in value and 24.7% in volume. Gaseous natural gas imports slightly increased in cost (+6.4%) but fell in quantity (-13.8%).
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Key suppliers played a decisive role in these shifts. The United States led petroleum exports to the EU with a 15% share, followed by Norway (13.5%) and Kazakhstan (12.7%). For LNG, the US accounted for more than half of the imports (50.7%), ahead of Russia (17.0%) and Qatar (10.8%). Gaseous natural gas was mostly sourced from Norway (52.6%), with Algeria (19.4%) and Russia (11.1%) trailing.
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