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The legal bases define the tasks of the ELG and the obligations of companies subject to stockpiling requirements. The following documents are available for further information.
The regulation governs the collection and transmission of statistical data on crude oil and petroleum products. It contains specific provisions regarding the companies subject to reporting, the data to be collected, the content and deadlines for reports, and the transmission and processing of such reports.
Energy management measures are designed to secure the supply of the Austrian market in a crisis situation or in the event of a severe shortage. The competent authority may order the release of mandatory emergency reserves for this purpose.
The ELG implements these orders within the specified scope and timeframe.
Due to the Iran war, the ELG was instructed to offer up to 325,000 tonnes of crude oil to OMV Downstream GmbH within a period of six months. The crude oil is used for the production of finished products to supply the Austrian mineral oil market.
The finished products manufactured from this may only be sold and purchased within Austria.
Regulation of September 23, 2022
The ELG was instructed to offer 60,000 tonnes of diesel from its stocks on the mineral oil market within three weeks.
The distribution was made to companies with storage obligations that had an active contractual relationship with the ELG. The basis for distribution was their share of the total transferred storage obligation for the 2022/2023 storage period.
Regulation of July 12, 2022
The ELG was instructed to offer 100,000 tonnes of diesel and 45,000 tonnes of semi-finished products on the mineral oil market within two months.
The diesel quantity was distributed to companies with storage obligations that had an active contractual relationship with the ELG. The basis for distribution was their share of the total transferred storage obligation for the 2022/2023 storage period.
Regulation of July 1, 2022
The level of mandatory emergency reserves was temporarily reduced from 25% to 22.22% of the previous year's imports. This regulation was in effect from July 1 to October 31, 2022.
As of November 1, 2022, the regular storage obligation of 25% applied once again.
Regulation of June 4, 2022
Following an incident at the crude oil distillation unit of the Schwechat refinery, the ELG was instructed to make 112,000 tonnes of diesel and 56,000 tonnes of gasoline available to OMV Downstream GmbH for a period of 14 days.
The measure was intended to ensure the uninterrupted supply of the Austrian market.
