New Zealand publishes fuel-stock snapshot for 18 October
The 21 October update separates fuel held in the country from cargoes at sea.
Event / data period: 2026-10-18
Published: · Updated:
New Zealand’s in-country petrol stocks covered 34.2 days of demand, diesel 29.8 days and jet fuel 36.7 days as of the night of 18 October, according to MBIE’s 21 October update. Including cargoes at sea, total cover was 48.9, 46.3 and 52.6 days respectively.
There were 9 fuel ships at sea. The figures exclude the government’s 87.5-million-litre strategic diesel reserve. MBIE checks importer reports against shipping information and calculates days’ cover using pre-conflict minimum-stockholding-obligation demand levels; these are not live stock readings for 21 October.
Data
New Zealand publishes fuel-stock snapshot for 18 October
- Petrol, in-country days’ cover
- 34.2 days
- 2026-10-18 · Observed
- Diesel, in-country days’ cover
- 29.8 days
- 2026-10-18 · Observed
- Jet fuel, in-country days’ cover
- 36.7 days
- 2026-10-18 · Observed
- Petrol, total days’ cover including at sea
- 48.9 days
- 2026-10-18 · Observed
- Diesel, total days’ cover including at sea
- 46.3 days
- 2026-10-18 · Observed
- Jet fuel, total days’ cover including at sea
- 52.6 days
- 2026-10-18 · Observed
- Fuel ships at sea
- 9 count
- 2026-10-18 · Observed
Methodology
Stock snapshot at 23:59 on 18 October 2026. Daily demand denominators are 8.1 million litres of petrol, 10.7 of diesel and 4.8 of jet fuel. Totals include cargoes at sea and exclude the 87.5-million-litre government diesel reserve. Rounding may affect totals.
Updated:
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