Italian Gasoline and Libyan Crude Widen Georgia's Fuel Supply Map
A 5,000-tonne Italian gasoline cargo and a delivery of up to 90,000 tonnes of Libyan crude add new sourcing options at two stages: finished motor fuel and refinery feedstock.
Two arrivals, two supply roles
The first week of September brought two concrete sourcing signals for Georgia's fuel system.
- Finished product: SOCAR imported 5,000 tonnes of gasoline from Italy. The delivery was described as the first cargo from the SOCAR group's Italiana Petroli relationship, with European-standard fuel carried on a SOCAR-owned vessel.
- Refinery feedstock: Black Sea Petroleum (BSP) said its Kulevi refinery completed its phase-out of Russian crude on 23 August, after processing imported Kazakh crude during the transition. On 30 August, the tanker _KRITI LEGEND_ delivered up to 90,000 tonnes of Libyan crude under the refinery's supply arrangement.
These are two different flow types. Italian gasoline is a finished motor fuel that can enter the product supply chain directly. Libyan crude is refinery input: it must be processed before any resulting products can be assigned to domestic or export channels.
Italian gasoline and Libyan crude in context
5,000 tonnes of gasoline and up to 90,000 tonnes of crude, compared separately with 2024 annual gasoline and crude-oil flows.
The gasoline cargo equals about 2.8 days of annual-average supply
The National Statistics Office of Georgia's 2024 Energy Balance records 679.0 thousand tonnes of motor-gasoline imports and 649.1 thousand tonnes of motor-gasoline domestic supply. Against those annual reference flows, 5,000 tonnes is:
- Motor-gasoline imports, 2024 — Official amount: 679.0 thousand tonnes; 5,000-tonne cargo as share: 0.74%
- Motor-gasoline domestic supply, 2024 — Official amount: 649.1 thousand tonnes; 5,000-tonne cargo as share: 0.77%
At the 2024 annual-average rate, the cargo equals roughly 2.8 days of domestic gasoline supply. The balance also records 32.0 thousand tonnes of gasoline exports. Storage, re-exports and local allocation determine how much of an individual shipment reaches Georgian buyers and when.
The gasoline cargo equals about 2.8 days of annual-average supply
The National Statistics Office of Georgia's 2024 Energy Balance records 679.0 thousand tonnes of motor-gasoline imports and 649.1 thousand tonnes of motor-gasoline domestic supply. Against those annual reference flows, 5,000 tonnes is:
- Motor-gasoline imports, 2024 — Official amount: 679.0 thousand tonnes; 5,000-tonne cargo as share: 0.74%
- Motor-gasoline domestic supply, 2024 — Official amount: 649.1 thousand tonnes; 5,000-tonne cargo as share: 0.77%
At the 2024 annual-average rate, the cargo equals roughly 2.8 days of domestic gasoline supply. The balance also records 32.0 thousand tonnes of gasoline exports. Storage, re-exports and local allocation determine how much of an individual shipment reaches Georgian buyers and when.
Italian gasoline and Libyan crude in context
5,000 tonnes of gasoline and up to 90,000 tonnes of crude, compared separately with 2024 annual gasoline and crude-oil flows.
The crude cargo against refinery activity
The 2024 balance gives a separate crude-oil ledger. Georgia recorded 35.8 thousand tonnes of crude-oil production, 10.5 thousand tonnes of crude-oil imports, and 40.8 thousand tonnes of crude-oil domestic supply. Petroleum refineries received 56.9 thousand tonnes of crude-oil transformation input.
- Crude-oil production — Official 2024 amount: 35.8 thousand tonnes; Up-to-90,000-tonne cargo as gross scale: 2.5×
- Crude-oil imports — Official 2024 amount: 10.5 thousand tonnes; Up-to-90,000-tonne cargo as gross scale: 8.6×
- Crude-oil domestic supply — Official 2024 amount: 40.8 thousand tonnes; Up-to-90,000-tonne cargo as gross scale: 2.2×
- Petroleum-refinery transformation input — Official 2024 amount: 56.9 thousand tonnes; Up-to-90,000-tonne cargo as gross scale: 1.6×
These ratios compare the announced cargo ceiling with Georgia's 2024 annual flows. The newer 2026 figures below cover the broader oil-and-products basket. Refinery output depends on product yields and destination, so the Libyan cargo's significance is first a change in feedstock supply.
Georgia oil and oil-products flows, January–June 2026
Geostat short-term series in thousand tonnes; product mix is aggregated.
The latest half-year figures show domestic and export flows
Geostat's short-term oil-and-oil-products table, updated 27 August 2026, reports the following January–June 2026 totals:
- Production — Thousand tonnes: 646.8
- Imports — Thousand tonnes: 1,015.2
- Exports — Thousand tonnes: 691.6
- Domestic supply — Thousand tonnes: 994.7
The current table combines crude and oil products. Its 691.6 thousand tonnes of exports alongside 994.7 thousand tonnes of domestic supply illustrates why a shipment's destination matters to Georgian consumers.
The latest half-year figures show domestic and export flows
Geostat's short-term oil-and-oil-products table, updated 27 August 2026, reports the following January–June 2026 totals:
- Production — Thousand tonnes: 646.8
- Imports — Thousand tonnes: 1,015.2
- Exports — Thousand tonnes: 691.6
- Domestic supply — Thousand tonnes: 994.7
The current table combines crude and oil products. Its 691.6 thousand tonnes of exports alongside 994.7 thousand tonnes of domestic supply illustrates why a shipment's destination matters to Georgian consumers.
Georgia oil and oil-products flows, January–June 2026
Geostat short-term series in thousand tonnes; product mix is aggregated.
A broader set of supply options
The two events add breadth in different places:
- Origin and finished-product channel: Italian gasoline adds a named European source for ready-to-use motor fuel.
- Refinery feedstock: Kazakh and Libyan crude replace Russian feedstock in the Kulevi sourcing sequence.
- Supply stages: Finished-product imports replenish fuel directly; crude imports support domestic refining.
Together, these records show sourcing diversification at two stages: one event is a finished-gasoline import and the other is a crude-feedstock change. Product volumes, refinery throughput, domestic allocations, and wholesale-to-retail timing are the connecting stages between a cargo announcement and availability for buyers.
Finished gasoline and crude feedstock show diversification at different stages of the supply chain.
Methodology
BM.ge cargo reports, BSP statement, and Geostat energy-balance and monthly flow statistics.
Two dated cargo events, 2024 product-specific balance, and January–June 2026 aggregate flow series.
Cargo events dated 23–30 August 2026; monthly series through June 2026; reading date 6 September 2026.