Recent verified changes
Crude moved to 147 days7.0 days week on week · source date 2026-03-18South Korea CRUDE cover moved 7 days week on week.
Diesel moved to 45.0 days6.0 days week on week · source date 2026-03-18South Korea DIESEL cover moved 6 days week on week.
Petrol moved to 42.0 days5.0 days week on week · source date 2026-03-18South Korea PETROL cover moved 5 days week on week.
LPG moved to 20.0 days5.0 days week on week · source date 2026-03-18South Korea LPG cover moved 5 days week on week.
Jet fuel moved to 32.0 days4.0 days week on week · source date 2026-03-18South Korea JET cover moved 4 days week on week.
LNG moved to 17.0 days5.0 days week on week · source date 2026-03-17South Korea LNG cover moved 5 days week on week.
Methodology for this country page
Reserves Monitor never treats the article publish date as the stock measurement date. Each live claim stores a separate source date, extraction time, and last checked time.
The public confidence score is deterministic. It is reduced for non-official sources, inferred calculations, on-water or mixed stock scope, and stale source windows.
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Evidence trail
Live source cards
Official sources rank first. Media or modelled values are labeled explicitly.
Derives product cover from KNOC stock balances and recent domestic demand by fuel.
Source titleKorea petroleum stock and product balance update
PublisherKorea National Oil Corporation
Source date2026-03-18
Published date3/18/2026, 6:20:00 AM
Extracted date3/20/2026, 11:20:00 PM
Last checked3/21/2026, 8:35:00 AM
Classificationreporting extracted
Confidence84/100 · high
Snippet: Stocks remain healthy but are trending lower.
- Official publisher domain matched the source registry.
- Fuel unit normalized to days of cover before publication.
- Measurement date captured separately from article date.
Derives product cover from KNOC stock balances and recent domestic demand by fuel.
Source titleKorea petroleum stock and product balance update
PublisherKorea National Oil Corporation
Source date2026-03-18
Published date3/18/2026, 6:20:00 AM
Extracted date3/20/2026, 11:20:00 PM
Last checked3/21/2026, 8:35:00 AM
Classificationreporting extracted
Confidence84/100 · high
Snippet: Stocks remain healthy but are trending lower.
- Official publisher domain matched the source registry.
- Fuel unit normalized to days of cover before publication.
- Measurement date captured separately from article date.
Derives product cover from KNOC stock balances and recent domestic demand by fuel.
Source titleKorea petroleum stock and product balance update
PublisherKorea National Oil Corporation
Source date2026-03-18
Published date3/18/2026, 6:20:00 AM
Extracted date3/20/2026, 11:20:00 PM
Last checked3/21/2026, 8:35:00 AM
Classificationreporting extracted
Confidence84/100 · high
Snippet: Stocks remain healthy but are trending lower.
- Official publisher domain matched the source registry.
- Fuel unit normalized to days of cover before publication.
- Measurement date captured separately from article date.
Derives product cover from KNOC stock balances and recent domestic demand by fuel.
Source titleKorea petroleum stock and product balance update
PublisherKorea National Oil Corporation
Source date2026-03-18
Published date3/18/2026, 6:20:00 AM
Extracted date3/20/2026, 11:20:00 PM
Last checked3/21/2026, 8:35:00 AM
Classificationreporting extracted
Confidence84/100 · high
Snippet: Stocks remain healthy but are trending lower.
- Official publisher domain matched the source registry.
- Fuel unit normalized to days of cover before publication.
- Measurement date captured separately from article date.
Uses reported LNG utility holdings and send-out rates where direct national days-cover data is unavailable.
Source titleAsian LNG inventory and utility stock report
PublisherS&P Global Commodity Insights
Source date2026-03-17
Published date3/17/2026, 8:00:00 PM
Extracted date3/20/2026, 11:25:00 PM
Last checked3/21/2026, 8:32:00 AM
Classificationreporting extracted
Confidence67/100 · medium
Snippet: Utilities are carrying less spot flexibility.
- No official day-cover figure found for the same measurement window.
- Publisher passed the editorial ranking threshold.
- Days-of-cover figure cross-checked against at least one secondary signal.
Uses published strategic and commercial crude stocks and divides by refinery runs.
Source titleStrategic and commercial crude stock position
PublisherKorea National Oil Corporation
Source date2026-03-18
Published date3/18/2026, 6:20:00 AM
Extracted date3/20/2026, 11:28:00 PM
Last checked3/21/2026, 8:35:00 AM
Classificationofficial reported
Confidence90/100 · high
Snippet: Crude cover remains the deepest layer.
- Official publisher domain matched the source registry.
- Fuel unit normalized to days of cover before publication.
- Measurement date captured separately from article date.
Weighted composite of petrol, diesel, jet, LPG, and LNG live claims. Crude is shown separately and is not blended into the public overall-fuel number.
Source titleReserves Monitor weighted fuel-cover methodology
PublisherReserves Monitor
Source date2026-03-18
Published date3/18/2026, 6:20:00 AM
Extracted date3/20/2026, 11:28:00 PM
Last checked3/21/2026, 8:35:00 AM
Classificationinferred modelled
Confidence76/100 · medium
Snippet: Composite cover uses weighted live fuel layers.
- Derived only from live approved country fuel claims.
- Underlying source dates and badges are preserved on each component layer.
- Modelled layer is clearly labeled and linked to methodology.
Applies the country import-stress penalty to the weighted overall-fuel layer. This is explicitly modelled and does not replace directly sourced fuel layers.
Source titleReserves Monitor disruption-adjusted cover model
PublisherReserves Monitor
Source date2026-03-18
Published date3/18/2026, 6:20:00 AM
Extracted date3/20/2026, 11:28:00 PM
Last checked3/21/2026, 8:35:00 AM
Classificationinferred modelled
Confidence68/100 · medium
Snippet: Import reliance discounts the overall cover estimate.
- Derived only from live approved country fuel claims.
- Underlying source dates and badges are preserved on each component layer.
- Modelled layer is clearly labeled and linked to methodology.
Archive
Superseded claim history
Older approved claims stay archived instead of being silently overwritten.
Petrol previously sat at 37.0 daysSource date 2026-03-11 · Official · superseded by kor petrol liveDerives product cover from KNOC stock balances and recent domestic demand by fuel.
Diesel previously sat at 39.0 daysSource date 2026-03-11 · Official · superseded by kor diesel liveDerives product cover from KNOC stock balances and recent domestic demand by fuel.
Jet fuel previously sat at 28.0 daysSource date 2026-03-11 · Official · superseded by kor jet liveDerives product cover from KNOC stock balances and recent domestic demand by fuel.
LPG previously sat at 15.0 daysSource date 2026-03-11 · Official · superseded by kor lpg liveDerives product cover from KNOC stock balances and recent domestic demand by fuel.
LNG previously sat at 12.0 daysSource date 2026-03-10 · Media · superseded by kor lng liveUses reported LNG utility holdings and send-out rates where direct national days-cover data is unavailable.
Crude previously sat at 140 daysSource date 2026-03-11 · Official · superseded by kor crude liveUses published strategic and commercial crude stocks and divides by refinery runs.